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FUNDS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assets in the form of money
Synonyms:
cash in hand; finances; funds; monetary resource; pecuniary resource
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("funds" is a kind of...):
assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "funds"):
bank (the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games)
purse strings (financial resources or support)
bankroll; roll (a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.))
pocket (a supply of money)
Medicaid funds (public funds used to pay for Medicaid)
exchequer; treasury (the funds of a government or institution or individual)
money supply (the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks)
escrow funds (funds held in escrow)
matching funds (funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb fund
Context examples:
CHAI Foundation finds and funds credentialed researchers who are under funded because their theories do not fit into the mold of current group-think or who are overlooked in favor of younger researchers.
(CHAI Foundation, NCI Thesaurus)
A nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization, the largest private source of cancer research funds in the U.S. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.
(American Cancer Society, NCI Thesaurus)
The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) is a not-profit independent global organization that funds brain tumor research and provides the information patients need to make educated decisions about their health care.
(American Brain Tumor Association, NCI Thesaurus)
The funds of the society were raised by blackmailing rich Italians and threatening them with violence should they refuse the money.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Typically, they process applications and award funds to the chosen qualified applicants.
(Funding Agency, NCI Thesaurus)
It is supported by the National Cancer Institute of Canada with funds raised by the Canadian Cancer Society.
(National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group, NCI Thesaurus)
NCI conducts, coordinates, and funds cancer research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer.
(National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus)
The National Cancer Institute conducts, coordinates, and funds cancer research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer.
(National Cancer Institute, NCI Dictionary)
To fulfill this mission, the American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public.
(American Diabetes Association, NCI Thesaurus)
It conducts, coordinates, and funds cancer research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer.
(NCI, NCI Dictionary)
