funds

Thân thiện

The organization raised funds for the new community center.

Definition

Noun: 1. Money that is available and ready for use: "Funds" refers to financial resources, typically cash or its equivalents, that are set aside or available for a specific purpose or general use. 2. Monetary assets: It denotes a sum of money, especially one that is collected, saved, or allocated.

Usage

The word "funds" is a plural noun. It is used to talk about the money an individual, organization, or government has available to spend. * It commonly appears with verbs like have, raise, allocate, lack, provide, and run out of. * It is often modified by adjectives describing their source, purpose, or status (e.g., sufficient funds, public funds, emergency funds).

Examples

• Noun:
  • We need to raise funds for the new community center.
  • The project cannot proceed due to insufficient funds.
  • She checked her account to see if funds were available for the purchase.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in funds": To have money available to spend.
  • After receiving his bonus, he was in funds and could afford a vacation.
• "The funds": Can refer specifically to collected money for a charity or cause.
  • All donations go directly to the funds for cancer research.

Variants and Related Words

• Fund (noun, singular): A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose. (e.g., , ).
• Fund (verb): To provide money for a specific purpose. (e.g., ).
• Funding (noun): Money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose. (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• Money: The most general term for a medium of exchange.
• Capital: Wealth in the form of money or assets, often used for investment or business.
• Finances: Monetary resources, often of a country, company, or person.
• Cash: Money in the form of coins or banknotes.

Related Phrases

• Short of funds: Lacking sufficient money.
  • The charity is short of funds and may have to close the shelter.
• Access to funds: The ability to obtain or use money.
  • Small businesses often have difficulty getting access to funds.

Học thuật

Noun

1. assets in the form of money

Từ đồng nghĩa

• finances
• monetary resource
• cash in hand
• pecuniary resource