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Collocations for fund - noun

1. sum of money collected for a particular purpose

ADJECTIVE

large
special
appeal (BrE), charitable, charity, disaster, relief
The newspaper launched an appeal fund for victims of the disaster.
international
contingency, emergency, reserve
hardship (BrE)
benevolent (esp. BrE), campaign, compensation, insurance, investment, memorial, prize, social, trust
It will be a challenge to raise campaign funds for the election.
a benevolent fund for retired actors
pension, retirement
equity, hedge, managed, mutual
foreign, offshore
global
central

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VERB + fund

create, establish, launch, set up, start
They set up an investment fund to provide money for their retirement.
administer, manage, run
draw on, raid
They don't want to draw on the fund unless they have to.
invest
The fund was invested in a range of state bonds.

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fund + NOUN

holder, investor, manager, provider, trustee
account, management
performance
value

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PREPOSITION

in a/the fund
There is currently over $200 000 in the fund.
into a/the fund
The money received is paid directly into a pension fund.

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2. (funds) money that is available and can be spent

ADJECTIVE

adequate, sufficient
insufficient
limited
There are only limited funds available.
unlimited
substantial
surplus
additional, extra
available
much-needed, vital (both esp. BrE)
federal, government, private, public, state
church, school
lottery (esp. BrE)

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VERB + FUNDS

have
We have insufficient funds to pay for the building work.
spend
Most of the funds are spent on software.
be short of, run out of
We're short of funds at the moment.
appeal for (esp. BrE), solicit (esp. AmE)
The school is appealing for funds to invest in new equipment.
boost (esp. BrE), borrow, build (esp. AmE), build up, collect, generate, get, obtain, raise, receive, secure
allocate, distribute, lend, make available, provide, release
Funds will be made available to ensure the provision of hospital services.
withhold
They voted to withhold funds from any organization which didn't sign the agreement.
deposit, withdraw
Clients can withdraw funds without any notice.
channel, direct, use
The government is to channel more funds into local projects.
earmark
The funds are earmarked for the health sector.
invest
transfer
embezzle, misappropriate (esp. BrE), misuse (AmE)

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PREPOSITION

fund for
a charity event to raise funds for local schools
fund from
Funds from the event will support the work of the hospice.

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PHRASES

access to funds
The current account offers savers instant access to funds.
a flow of funds
the flow of funds between various economic sectors
a lack of funds, a shortage of funds
The project was hampered by lack of funds.

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Collocations for fund - verb

ADVERB

largely, mainly, primarily
entirely, wholly
The venture is funded entirely by its board of directors.
partially, partly
generously, heavily, lavishly, properly, well
fully
fully funded day care for our children
adequately
inadequately, poorly
centrally, directly
Infrastructure projects are centrally funded.
The GDPC is not directly funded by the taxpayer.
federally, publicly
externally, independently, privately
jointly
a plan jointly funded by central and local government
solely
The museum is funded solely from voluntary contributions.

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VERB + fund

be used to, help (to)
This money will help to fund administration costs.
agree to
refuse to

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Fund is used with these nouns as the subject:
institute, lottery

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Fund is used with these nouns as the object:
campaign, deficit, education, effort, expansion, expedition, expenditure, initiative, museum, pension, programme, project, research, retirement, scheme, study, venture

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