fund1 /fʌnd/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun1 MONEY[countableC] an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose 基金;專款The fund was set up to try to save the cathedral. 設立基金以挽救大教堂。
pension/investment/memorial etc fund 養老/投資/紀念等基金
→ funding, trust fund 2 funds [plural] money that an organization needs or has 〔機構需要或擁有的〕資金A sale is being held to raise funds for the school. 正在舉行拍賣爲該校籌集資金。
government/public fundsclaims that ministers had misused public funds 部長們濫用公共資金的說法
The park remains unfinished due to lack of funds. 由於缺乏資金,公園一直沒有完工。
The Museum is so short of funds (=has so little money) it may have to sell the painting. 博物館資金極其緊缺,可能不得不賣掉那幅藏畫。
3 SSO[singular] an organization that collects money, for example to help people who are ill, old etc 基金會 → charityWe give to the Children’s Fund every Christmas. 我們每年聖誕節向兒童基金會捐款。
4 a fund of something a large supply of something 大量的某物He had a fund of stories about his boyhood. 他有說不完的童年故事。
5. in funds formalMONEY having enough money to do something 有足夠的錢 n COLLOCATIONSverbsset up/establish a fundThey have set up a fund to build a memorial to all those who died.
manage/administer a fundThe fund is managed by an investment company.
launch a fund (=start it)They plan to launch an investment fund by raising $40m from investors.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + funda trust fund (=money that belongs to one person, but is controlled by another)Proceeds from the sale of the house will go into a trust fund for the children.
a pension fund (=for paying pensions)the country’s largest private pension fund
an investment fund (=for buying shares, property, etc in order to make a profit)The building is currently owned by Argo Partnership, a Toronto-based investment fund.
a campaign fund (=for helping a political party or person to get elected)These social events help to raise campaign funds.
a memorial fund (=for remembering the life of someone who has died)The work is being paid for out of the memorial fund launched after Morris’s death.
a benevolent/charitable fund (=for giving help to poor people)He contributed the sum of £1,500 to the benevolent fund.
an appeal fund (=money collected to help people who are in a very bad situation)The appeal fund has now reached £65,000.