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fund
noun
money
that
is
saved
or
collected
for
a
special
purpose
•
Maria
puts
a
little
money
into
a
college
fund
every
month
.
Maria
puts
a
little
money
into
a
college
fund
every
month
.
•
The
village
set
up
an
emergency
fund
after
the
flood
.
The
village
set
up
an
emergency
fund
after
the
flood
.
From
Latin
fundus
“
bottom
,
foundation
”,
later
meaning
“
store
of
money
”.
verb
-
fund
,
funding
,
funds
,
funded
to
provide
the
money
needed
to
pay
for
something
•
The
government
will
fund
the
new
hospital
.
The
government
will
fund
the
new
hospital
.
•
Local
businesses
helped
fund
the
sports
festival
.
Local
businesses
helped
fund
the
sports
festival
.
noun
money
that
is
available
to
be
spent
•
We
can't
buy
new
equipment
because
the
school
funds
are
low
.
We
can't
buy
new
equipment
because
the
school
funds
are
low
.
•
After
paying
the
bills
,
there
were
no
funds
left
for
a
holiday
.
After
paying
the
bills
,
there
were
no
funds
left
for
a
holiday
.
noun
an
organization
or
account
that
holds
and
invests
money
for
people
or
projects
•
The
retirement
fund
grew
by
8%
last
year
.
The
retirement
fund
grew
by
8%
last
year
.
•
They
invested
in
a
technology
fund
focused
on
green
energy
.
They
invested
in
a
technology
fund
focused
on
green
energy
.
funding
noun
-
funding
money
that
is
provided
or
available
to
pay
for
a
particular
purpose
•
The
museum
received
government
funding
to
restore
the
ancient
paintings
.
The
museum
received
government
funding
to
restore
the
ancient
paintings
.
•
Without
enough
funding
,
the
project
had
to
be
delayed
.
Without
enough
funding
,
the
project
had
to
be
delayed
.
verb
present
participle
of
fund
:
providing
the
money
needed
for
something
•
They
are
funding
a
new
community
center
in
the
neighborhood
.
They
are
funding
a
new
community
center
in
the
neighborhood
.
•
The
bank
is
funding
small
businesses
to
stimulate
the
local
economy
.
The
bank
is
funding
small
businesses
to
stimulate
the
local
economy
.
fundamental
adjective
forming
the
basic
and
most
important
part
of
something
•
Understanding
the
water
cycle
is
fundamental
to
grasping
how
weather
works
.
Understanding
the
water
cycle
is
fundamental
to
grasping
how
weather
works
.
•
Trust
is
fundamental
in
any
strong
friendship
.
Trust
is
fundamental
in
any
strong
friendship
.
From
late
Latin
fundamentalis
“
of
the
foundation
”,
from
Latin
fundamentum
“
foundation
”.
noun
a
basic
principle
,
rule
,
or
fact
that
is
essential
to
understanding
something
•
Before
learning
algebra
,
you
must
master
the
fundamentals
of
basic
arithmetic
.
Before
learning
algebra
,
you
must
master
the
fundamentals
of
basic
arithmetic
.
•
The
professor
began
the
biology
course
by
explaining
the
fundamental
of
cell
theory
.
The
professor
began
the
biology
course
by
explaining
the
fundamental
of
cell
theory
.
same
as
adjective
sense
noun
the
lowest
natural
frequency
at
which
something
vibrates
,
producing
the
main
pitch
of
a
sound
•
The
fundamental
of
the
note
A
is
440
hertz
.
The
fundamental
of
the
note
A
is
440
hertz
.
•
You
can
hear
the
overtones
as
well
as
the
fundamental
when
the
guitar
string
is
plucked
.
You
can
hear
the
overtones
as
well
as
the
fundamental
when
the
guitar
string
is
plucked
.
technical
extension
of
the
general
noun
sense
to
acoustics
and
physics
