| fund | (noun) a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies | Synonyms: investment company, investment firm, investment trust |
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| (noun) a reserve of money set aside for some purpose | Synonyms: monetary fund |
| (noun) a supply of something available for future use | Synonyms: stock, store |
| (verb) furnish money for | - |
| (verb) place or store up in a fund for accumulation | - |
| (verb) convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds | - |
| (verb) accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability | - |
| (verb) invest money in government securities | - |
| (verb) provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest | - |
| hedgefund | (noun) a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging | Synonyms: hedge fund |
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| refund | (noun) the act of returning money received previously | Synonyms: repayment |
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| (noun) money returned to a payer | - |
| (verb) pay back | Synonyms: give back, repay, return |