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English word origin

Etymology of fund

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

To pay or provide money for. · To place (money) in a fund. · To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

noun

A sum or source of money. · An organization managing such money. · A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund. · A large supply of something to be drawn upon.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from Latin fundus. Doublet of fond and fundus.

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