fund
n. countablen. a sum of money saved or collected for a specific reason. You use it when you need to pay for a big project or a future goal.
n. a sum of money saved, collected, or set aside for a particular purpose. Often used in plural form to refer to available financial resources.
The school started a fund to build a new library.
The government established a disaster relief fund to help families affected by the recent floods.
The university's endowment fund provides scholarships for students who demonstrate exceptional academic potential but lack the necessary financial means to attend.
PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.
Often used in the plural ('funds') to refer to money that is currently available for use.
The project lacks of fund.The project lacks funds.When referring to available money in a general sense, the plural 'funds' is used without the preposition 'of' after the verb 'lack'.