fund
1. fund \'f*nd\ n [L fundus bottom, piece of landed property - more at
BOTTOM] 1: an available quantity of material or intangible resources :
SUPPLY)M 2a: a sum of money or other resources the principal or interest of
which is set apart for a specific objective 2b: money on deposit on which
checks or drafts can be drawn - usu. used i n pl. 2c: CAPITAL pl 2d: the
stock of the British national debt - usu. used with the pl 3: available
pecuniary resources 4: an organization administering a special fund
2. fund vt 1: to make provision of resources for discharging the interest
or principa l of 2: to place in a fund : ACCUMULATE 3: to convert into a
debt that is payable either at a distant date or at n o definite date and
that bears a fixed interest {~ a floating debt}