fund
gb/fˈʌnd/ us/fˈʌnd/
A2
English
~ 2400
alap, finanszíroz, befektetési alap
NOUN
A2
1
alap
A2
Usage pattern:
a fund for [something]
The charity set up a fund to help disaster victims.
A jótékonysági szervezet segélyalapot hozott létre a katasztrófa áldozatainak megsegítésére.
We have a repair fund for building maintenance.
Van egy javítási alapunk az épület karbantartására.
They donated $5,000 to the scholarship fund.
Our travel fund is growing slowly.
The pension fund invests in various markets.
Learner examples
We have a fund to help poor people.
Van egy alapunk a szegények megsegítésére.
The school made a fund for new books.
Az iskola alapot hozott létre új könyvek beszerzésére.
He gave money to the animal fund.
They started a fund for sick children.
The city has a fund for parks.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fund' (money for a purpose) with 'funding' (the act of providing money).
Meaning
Sum of money for a purpose
Collocations
raise a fund
|set up a fund
|emergency fund
|pension fund
|trust fund
Synonyms
account (A place where money is kept, but not necessarily for a specific purpose.)
|
reserve (Money kept for use in the future, often in business or finance contexts.)
Antonyms
debt (The state of owing money, the opposite of having money set aside.)
Themes
business
|finance
|charity
|daily_life
Definition
Money that is kept or given for a special reason.
An amount of money collected or saved for a specific purpose.
VERB
B1
2
finanszíroz
B2
Usage pattern:
to fund [a project/activity]
The government agreed to fund the new hospital.
A kormány vállalta az új kórház finanszírozását.
They funded the film through private investors.
A filmet magánbefektetők bevonásával finanszírozták.
Our research is funded by the university.
The project was fully funded within two weeks.
She refused to fund any more of his ventures.
Learner examples
The company will fund the trip.
A cég finanszírozza majd az utazást.
He funded the new school.
Ő finanszírozta az új iskolát.
They fund many art programs.
The bank funded the house project.
We need someone to fund our idea.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fund' with 'found' due to similar pronunciation.
Meaning
Provide money for something
Collocations
fund a project
|fund research
|fully fund
|government-funded
Synonyms
finance (Often used in more formal contexts, especially in business or government.)
|
sponsor (To support an activity financially, often in return for publicity.)
Antonyms
defund (To remove or stop financial support.)
Themes
business
|finance
Definition
To give money to pay for something.
To supply money for a particular project, activity, or organization.
NOUN
B2
FORMAL
3
He put his savings into a mutual fund.
Megtakarításait egy befektetési alapba fektette.
Hedge funds often take high risks to achieve returns.
A fedezeti alapok gyakran nagy kockázatot vállalnak a hozam elérése érdekében.
The pension scheme invests in several index funds.
Learner examples
I put my money in a mutual fund.
A pénzemet befektetési alapba fektettem.
The hedge fund made a lot of money.
A fedezeti alap nagy nyereséget termelt.
She works for an index fund.
Many people invest in funds for retirement.
Meaning
Investment management organization
Collocations
mutual fund
|hedge fund
|index fund
Synonyms
investment trust (A specific type of investment organization, often used in British English.)
Themes
finance
|business
Definition
A company that uses money from people to buy investments.
An organization that manages money from many investors to buy securities or other assets.
Grammar
Dictionary form
fund
IPA
GB/fˈʌnd/
US/fˈʌnd/
Syllables & stress
fund (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (fund)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: fund
- Plural: funds
Verb
- Base: fund
- 3rd Person Singular: funds
- Present Participle: funding
- Past: funded
Word family
Forms
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
underfund
verb
defund
verb
Expressions
in funds
1/ˈɪn fˈʌndz/
fixed phrase
formal
Having available money
Having enough money to spend or use.
Examples
- We can go on holiday now that we're in funds.
- She is rarely in funds at the end of the month.
mutual fund
1/mjˈut͡ʃuəl fˈʌnd/
fixed phrase
Investment company pooling investor money
A company that uses money from many people to buy investments together.
Examples
- He invested in a mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500.
- Mutual funds are popular with small investors.
out of funds
1/ˈaʊt əv fˈʌndz/
fixed phrase
Having no available money
Having no money to spend or use.
Examples
- The project stopped because they were out of funds.
- I'm out of funds until payday.
hedge fund
1/hˈɛd͡ʒ fˈʌnd/
fixed phrase
Private high-risk investment fund
A private investment company that tries to make big profits using risky methods.
Examples
- He works for a hedge fund in New York.
- Hedge funds often use complex strategies.
hedge fund
2/hˈɛd͡ʒ fˈʌnd/
fixed phrase
technical
type of high-risk investment fund
A special investment fund for rich people or big investors that uses many complex methods, including hedging, to try to make high profits.
Examples
- He works as an analyst at a large hedge fund in New York.
- During the crisis, several hedge funds lost significant amounts of money.