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Collocations for fund - noun

1. sum of money collected for a particular purpose

ADJ.

large | appeal, charitable, charity
The newspaper launched an appeal fund for victims of the disaster.
benevolent, campaign, investment, memorial, pension, prize, social, trust
a benevolent fund for retired actors

VERB + FUND

create, establish, launch, set up, start
They set up an investment fund to provide money for their retirement.
administer, manage | draw on
They don''t want to draw on the fund unless they have to.

PREP.

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

FUND + NOUN

holder, manager 2 funds
money that is available and can be spent

ADJ.

sufficient | insufficient | limited
There are only limited funds available.
unlimited | surplus | available | government, private, public

VERB + FUND

have
We have insufficient funds to pay for the building work.
be out of, be short of
We are short of funds at the moment, so we are not going on holiday.
appeal for
The school is appealing for funds to invest in new equipment.
borrow, boost, build up, collect, generate, get, obtain, raise, receive, secure | allocate, lend, make available, provide, release
Funds will be made available to ensure the provision of hospital services.
channel, direct, use
The government is to channel more funds into local development schemes.

FUND + NOUN

raiser (also ‘fund-raiser’), raising (also ‘fund-raising’)

PREP.

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

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/shortage of funds
The project was hampered by lack of funds.

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