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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fund1 /fʌnd/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 1 MONEY[countable] an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose 基金；专款 The fund was set up to try to save the cathedral. 设立基金以挽救大教堂。pension/investment/memorial etc fund 养老/投资/纪念等基金 → funding, trust fund2 funds [plural] money that an organization needs or has 〔机构需要或拥有的〕资金 A sale is being held to raise funds for the school. 正在举行拍卖为该校筹集资金。government/public funds claims that ministers had misused public funds 部长们滥用公共资金的说法 The park remains unfinished due to lack of funds. 由于缺乏资金，公园一直没有完工。 The Museum is so short of funds (=has so little money) it may have to sell the painting. 博物馆资金极其紧缺，可能不得不卖掉那幅藏画。3 SSO[singular] an organization that collects money, for example to help people who are ill, old etc 基金会 → charity We give to the Children’s Fund every Christmas. 我们每年圣诞节向儿童基金会捐款。4 a fund of something a large supply of something 大量的某物 He had a fund of stories about his boyhood. 他有说不完的童年故事。5. in funds formalMONEY having enough money to do something 有足够的钱n COLLOCATIONSverbsset up/establish a fundThey have set up a fund to build a memorial to all those who died.manage/administer a fundThe fund is managed by an investment company.launch a fund (=start it)They plan to launch an investment fund by raising $40m from investors.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + funda trust fund (=money that belongs to one person, but is controlled by another)Proceeds from the sale of the house will go into a trust fund for the children. a pension fund (=for paying pensions)the country’s largest private pension fundan investment fund (=for buying shares, property, etc in order to make a profit)The building is currently owned by Argo Partnership, a Toronto-based investment fund.a campaign fund (=for helping a political party or person to get elected)These social events help to raise campaign funds.a memorial fund (=for remembering the life of someone who has died)The work is being paid for out of the memorial fund launched after Morris’s death.a benevolent/charitable fund (=for giving help to poor people)He contributed the sum of £1,500 to the benevolent fund.an appeal fund (=money collected to help people who are in a very bad situation)The appeal fund has now reached £65,000.Examples from the Corpus
fund• The government agreed to create a fund to help develop rural areas.• They used this money to set up a fund for the refugees.• Supporters have set up an appeal fund to help Peter fight the case.• Tell us, Gillian, how much do you have in the appeal fund now?• A total of $5,800 in church funds has been used to provide assistance to local people.• Finally, we have noted that other constitutional provisions may provide an independent bar to the conditional grant of federal funds.• The same is true, to some extent, with hedge funds.• The Government have given themselves a permanent contributions holiday by no longer making an Exchequer contribution to the national insurance fund.• The big mutual fund suffered late last year from the same mistakes that hurt the hedge fund.• More than 100 offshore funds pay an income in sterling.• The hand-sewn quilts will be sold at a Christmas Craft Fair to raise funds for the arts project.• The event was held to raise funds to promote AIDS awareness among young gays.• The event was to raise funds for the coordinated campaign of California Democrats.• All the money raised will be donated to the Cancer Research Fund.• New York's Inner City Scholarship Fund pays the college fees of students from poorer families.• The New Children's Shelter Fund received a grant of $80,000.• He is on trial for accepting kickbacks from business moguls to build his slush fund.• There's a special fund you can apply to, that pays for blind students to go to university.• That is the private opportunity cost of the funds tied up in the project.• A considerable part of these funds was passed on as dinar loans to domestic enterprises.• If I'm successful in raising over £500, those funds will go to the Bible School.fund2 ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive] PROVIDEto provide money for an activity, organization, event etc 为〔活动、组织、事件等〕提供资金，资助 The project is jointly funded by several local companies. 这个项目由几家当地公司联合出资。 government-funded research 政府资助的研究→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
fund• Research into cancer has been well funded.• a charity funded by private donations• Medicaid is a state-administered program for low-income recipients that is substantially funded by the federal government.• The museum is funded by the local authority.• They suspect that the rebels are being funded by Western governments.• The women's shelter is funded entirely by the church.• The state should fund the arts for the benefit of us all.• Both schools and industry will be involved in funding the new training projects.From Longman Business Dictionaryfundfund1 /fʌnd/ noun1[countable]FINANCE an amount of money that is obtained and used for a particular purposeThey agreed to set up (=start) a $240 million international fund through which industrialized nations can help developing countries.2[countable]FINANCEORGANIZATIONS an organization that is responsible for obtaining and spending money for a particular purposeThanks to the European Development Fund, a fourth railway station will re-open in Wales this October.The fund invests in money market deposits with a range of banks and financial institutions.the World Wildlife Fund3funds [plural]ECONOMICSFINANCE money that a person or organization has availableWith the additional bank financing, we’ll have sufficient funds to pay our suppliers.4in funds having money, or enough money for a particular purposeHe promised to send repayment when he was next in funds.A new spending bill was needed to keep the government in funds (=make sure the government has enough money).5be short of funds/run out of funds to have little or no moneyThe government is short of funds and needs additional revenue quickly.The company ran out of funds, leaving gross debts of £900 million.6funds [plural]FINANCEBANKING used to talk about borrowing for different periods of time7 (also investment fund) [countable]FINANCE a company whose activity is putting money from investors into a particular type of investment or a range of investments, or an amount of money invested in this wayThe fund will invest primarily in Asian companies.The GT Growth Fund is the largest investment fund operating in Chile. → authorized fund → balanced fund → bond fund → broker-dealer fund → closed-end fund → commodity fund → dual-purpose fund → equity fund → fund of funds → general-purpose fund → go-go fund → growth fund → hedge fund → high-yield fund → income fund → index fund → institutional fund → managed fund → money fund → mutual fund → no-load fund → open-end fund → performance fund → stock fund → tracker fund → umbrella fund → value fund → vulture fundfundfund2 verb [transitive]FINANCE1to provide money for an activity, organization, or eventThis year’s profits will be used to help fund a record £1.5 billion programme of investment over the next five years.The chairwoman remains relatively unworried about the group’s ability to fund its expansion. → see also overfunded, underfunded2to change the arrangements for paying a debt, so that you have more time to payProposals to fund part of the state debt faced stubborn resistance.→ See Verb tableOrigin fund1 (1600-1700) Latin fundus “bottom, piece of land”fund1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1fund2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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fund1 S3 W1 AC /fʌnd/ 
noun
The fund was set up to try to save the cathedral.
pension/investment/memorial etc fund ⇨ funding, trust fund
2. funds [plural] money that an organization needs or has:
A sale is being held to raise funds for the school.
government/public funds
claims that ministers had misused public funds
The park remains unfinished due to lack of funds.
The Museum is so short of funds (=has so little money) it may have to sell the painting.
3. [singular] an organization that collects money, for example to help people who are ill, old etc ⇨ charity:
We give to the Children’s Fund every Christmas.
4. a fund of something a large supply of something:
He had a fund of stories about his boyhood.
5. in funds formal having enough money to do something
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▪set up/establish a fund They have set up a fund to build a memorial to all those who died.
▪manage/administer a fund The fund is managed by an investment company.
▪launch a fund (=start it) They plan to launch an investment fund by raising $40m from investors.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fund
▪a trust fund (=money that belongs to one person, but is controlled by another) Proceeds from the sale of the house will go into a trust fund for the children.
▪a pension fund (=for paying pensions) the country’s largest private pension fund
▪an investment fund (=for buying shares, property, etc in order to make a profit) The building is currently owned by Argo Partnership, a Toronto-based investment fund.
▪a campaign fund (=for helping a political party or person to get elected) These social events help to raise campaign funds.
▪a memorial fund (=for remembering the life of someone who has died) The work is being paid for out of the memorial fund launched after Morris’s death.
▪a benevolent/charitable fund (=for giving help to poor people) He contributed the sum of £1,500 to the benevolent fund.
▪an appeal fund (=money collected to help people who are in a very bad situation) The appeal fund has now reached £65,000.
fund2 S3 W3 AC verb [transitive]to provide money for an activity, organization, event etc:
The project is jointly funded by several local companies.
government-funded research
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noun Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: fundus 'bottom, piece of land'
1. [countable] an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose:Language: Latin
Origin: fundus 'bottom, piece of land'
pension/investment/memorial etc fund ⇨ funding, trust fund
2. funds [plural] money that an organization needs or has:
government/public funds
3. [singular] an organization that collects money, for example to help people who are ill, old etc ⇨ charity:
4. a fund of something a large supply of something:
5. in funds formal having enough money to do something
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verb [transitive]to provide money for an activity, organization, event etc: Income 收入
earn money/cash/( a fortune挣钱；挣一大笔钱 make money/a fortune/( a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 build up funds/savings积累资金／存款 get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产 live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金 depend/be dependent on ( benefits/BrE ( welfare/social securityNAmE 靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出
spend money/your savings/( a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于… throw away/waste/ ( shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金 use up/ ( wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光 pay (in) cash用现金支付 use/pay by a credit/debit card用信用卡／借记卡支付 pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a ( cheque/BrE ( check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 change/exchange money/currency/( traveller's cheques/BrE ( traveler's checks兑换钱／货币／旅行支票 give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金 withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 ( make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款 find/go to/use ( an ATM/especially
NAmE ( a cash machine/dispenserBrE 找到／去／使用自动提款机 be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
Personal finance 个人理财
manage/handle/plan/run/ ( especially
BrE sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 offer/extend credit (to sb)（给某人）提供贷款 arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额 pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务 pay for sth in ( instalments/especially
BrE ( installmentsNAmE usually
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难
get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难 be short of/ ( be strapped for cash缺钱 run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱 face/get/ ( be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务 tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务