funds
part of speech
noun, plural (funds); the singular is fund (a fund, funds); verb fund (fund, funds, funded, funding)
meaning for a pupil
1) Funds are money that is available to spend, especially for a purpose: "the school is raising funds for a new playground". tree →
2) A fund is an amount of money saved or collected for a special purpose: "a holiday fund". tree →
3) (verb) To fund something means to pay for it: "the council funds the library". tree →
4) A fund of something is a large supply: "a fund of stories". tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths word problems, funds are the money a club or class has; you add money raised and subtract spending to find funds left. In everyday life people do fundraising (bake sales, fun runs) to raise funds for charity. Phrases: raise funds, short of funds, a fund for, funded by, fundraiser.
examples
- Our class raised funds for the animal rescue centre. tree →
- The club is short of funds this year. tree →
- The trip is funded by the parents' association. tree →
- We started a fund to buy new books. tree →
- The class had 200 dollars of funds and spent 75, so 125 dollars of funds were left. tree →
- The charity relies on public funds. tree →
- Grandpa has a fund of funny stories. tree →
- If you wish me to remain in your service, furnish me with the necessary funds, else I must withdraw." tree →
note
"Funds" (plural) usually means money in general; "a fund" is one pot of money. Funds is countable as a plural but often treated like "money": "funds are low". In maths, funds left = funds at start + money raised − money spent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «funds» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.