fund English · revision 2998

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1677|origins=la fundus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /fʌnd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|fond|t=bottom, floor, ground; a merchant's stock or capital]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) also fonds “stock, capital”,^(MWU 2024) from [[la|fundus|t=bottom, foundation, piece of land]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[ine-pro|*bhudh-|t=bottom, base]], the root of [[bottom]].^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) The spelling fund is a Latinized form of earlier ''fond'', “foundation” (1664);^(Barnhart 1988) in the 17th century fond and fund were used for both senses.^(Hoad 1986) The verb is from the noun.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The bottom, foundation, basis: 1677.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The money sense came from French;^(Barnhart 1988) it may have arisen from the idea of landed property as a source of wealth.^(NODE 1998) A stock or sum of money is first recorded in 1673 in Barnhart^(Barnhart 1988) and 1694 in the OED.^(OED 1989) A store of anything to draw upon is from 1704,^(Etymonline) and ''funds'', money at one's disposal, from 1728.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The verb, “to convert a debt into stock bearing interest”, is from 1776, in Adam Smith's ''Wealth of Nations'',^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) and “to provide money for, to finance” from 1900.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1677 – the bottom, foundation.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1694 – a stock of money.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1704 – a store to draw upon.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1728 – ''funds'', money available.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1776 – verb, to fund a debt.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1900 – verb, to finance.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A sum of money set aside for a purpose.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # ''funds'': money available; [[cash]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A source of supply; a stock: ''a fund of stories''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # An organization that manages money for [[investment]] or charity.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To provide money for; to [[finance]].^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # To convert a debt into long-term interest-bearing bonds.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[funder]]

+ * [[fund-raising]]

+ * [[fund-raiser]]

+ * [[fundraise]]

+ * [[superfund]]

+ * [[defund]]

+ * [[overfund]]

+ * [[underfund]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[foundation]]

+ * [[found]]

+ * [[fundamental]]

+ * [[bottom]]

+ * [[profound]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}