fund
gb/fˈʌnd/ us/fˈʌnd/
A2
Inglés
~ 2400
alap, finanszíroz, befektetési alap
SUSTANTIVO
A2
1
alap
A2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fund' (money for a purpose) with 'funding' (the act of providing money).
Significado
Sum of money for a purpose
Colocaciones
raise a fund
|set up a fund
|emergency fund
|pension fund
|trust fund
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
debt (The state of owing money, the opposite of having money set aside.)
Temas
business
|finance
|charity
|daily_life
Definición
Money that is kept or given for a special reason.
An amount of money collected or saved for a specific purpose.
VERBO
B1
2
finanszíroz
B2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fund' with 'found' due to similar pronunciation.
Significado
Provide money for something
Colocaciones
fund a project
|fund research
|fully fund
|government-funded
Sinónimos
finance (Often used in more formal contexts, especially in business or government.)
|
sponsor (To support an activity financially, often in return for publicity.)
Antónimos
defund (To remove or stop financial support.)
Temas
business
|finance
Definición
To give money to pay for something.
To supply money for a particular project, activity, or organization.
SUSTANTIVO
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
Investment management organization
Colocaciones
mutual fund
|hedge fund
|index fund
Sinónimos
investment trust (A specific type of investment organization, often used in British English.)
Temas
finance
|business
Definición
A company that uses money from people to buy investments.
An organization that manages money from many investors to buy securities or other assets.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
fund
AFI
GB/fˈʌnd/
US/fˈʌnd/
Sílabas y acento
fund (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (fund)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: fund
- Plural: funds
Verb
- Base: fund
- 3rd Person Singular: funds
- Present Participle: funding
- Past: funded
Familia de palabras
Forms
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
underfund
verb
defund
verb
Expresiones
in funds
1/ˈɪn fˈʌndz/
fixed phrase
formal
Having available money
Having enough money to spend or use.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- He works as an analyst at a large hedge fund in New York.
- During the crisis, several hedge funds lost significant amounts of money.