An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence.
A stock or capital - a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit - that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported - as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
The stock of a national debt - public securities - evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals -- called also public funds.
An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object - as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society - a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students - also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object.
A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure - a supply - a full provision of resources - as, a fund of wisdom or good sense.
To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes.
To place in a fund, as money.
To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest - as, to fund the floating debt.
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