fund
/fʌnd/noun
उच्चारण फ़न्ड
कोष, निधि, फ़ंड
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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[C]
an amount of money that has been saved or has been made available for a particular purpose
कोष, निधि, फ़ंड
- the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund
- a pension fund
- The school started a scholarship fund for poor students.
+ 2 more examples
- Parents gave to the building fund every year.
- A relief fund was set up for the flood victims.
Synonyms reserve pool collection purse kitty
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[pl.] funds
money that is available to be spent
धन, पूँजी
- The school is short of funds.
- The college has limited funds, so it cannot buy new computers this year.
- The club has run out of funds for the tournament.
+ 2 more examples
- Funds for the new library were approved this week.
- We are trying to raise funds for the village school.
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[sing.] ~ of sth
an amount or a supply of something
भंडार, खज़ाना
- She has a fund of stories.
- The old teacher has an endless fund of funny stories about his village.
- The old book holds a fund of useful advice.
+ 2 more examples
- Grandmother has a fund of folk tales from the hills.
- He drew on a fund of experience from years of travel.
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[T] ~ sth
to provide money for something, usually something official
वित्त पोषण करना, धन देना
- The project is funded by the government.
- A group of former students agreed to fund the new science laboratory.
- The trust funds scholarships for girls in the district.
+ 2 more examples
- The festival is funded by local businesses.
- Who will fund your research?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fund (noun) for sth
A fund is money kept for a purpose; use for to name the purpose.
Fund किसी उद्देश्य के लिए रखा गया धन है; उद्देश्य बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
- The school started a fund for poor students.
- A relief fund was set up after the floods.
funds (plural) = money available
In the plural, funds means money to spend, and it takes a plural verb.
Plural में 'funds' का अर्थ खर्च के लिए उपलब्ध धन है, और इसके साथ plural verb आती है।
- The funds were released last week.
- The college is short of funds.
fund (verb) + sth
As a verb, fund means to provide money, and it takes the project directly.
Verb के रूप में 'fund' का अर्थ धन उपलब्ध कराना है, और इसके बाद परियोजना सीधे आती है।
- The state government funds the scholarship.
- The research was funded by a trust.
a fund of sth (formal)
A fund of knowledge, stories or goodwill means a large supply.
'A fund of' knowledge, stories या goodwill का अर्थ बड़ा भंडार है।
- Grandfather has a fund of stories about the village.
+Collocations 4
adjective + fund
publicemergencypensionreliefcharitymutual
- The pension fund invests in government bonds.
verb + fund
raiseset upmanageproviderun out of
- The club raised funds for new cricket kits.
fund + noun
managerraisingtransferscheme
- A fund manager invests money for clients.
funds + adjective
publiclimitedadequateinsufficientprivate
- Limited funds slowed the repair of the bridge.
“More examples 5
- The village opened a fund to build a library.
गाँव ने पुस्तकालय बनाने के लिए एक कोष खोला।
- Public funds must be spent with care.
सार्वजनिक धन को सावधानी से खर्च करना चाहिए।
- The project ran out of funds in June.
परियोजना का धन जून में समाप्त हो गया।
- Radhika's scholarship is funded by a local trust.
राधिका की छात्रवृत्ति एक स्थानीय ट्रस्ट से वित्तपोषित है।
- Students held a cultural show to raise funds for flood victims.
विद्यार्थियों ने बाढ़ पीड़ितों के लिए धन जुटाने हेतु सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The funds is not enough.
✓ The funds are not enough.
Funds, meaning money, is plural and takes are.
धन के अर्थ में 'funds' plural है और 'are' लेता है।
✗ We need a fund of building a school.
✓ We need a fund for building a school.
Use for to give the purpose of a fund.
फंड का उद्देश्य बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
✗ The government has funded for the project.
✓ The government has funded the project.
Fund is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Fund' transitive है और preposition नहीं लेता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These all relate to money, but fund is a specific stock kept for a purpose.
ये सब धन से जुड़े हैं, पर 'fund' किसी उद्देश्य के लिए रखा गया विशेष भंडार है।
Money management, or the money needed for something.
धन का प्रबंधन, या किसी काम के लिए आवश्यक धन।
- school finance
Money given by the government to keep prices low.
कीमतें कम रखने के लिए सरकार द्वारा दिया गया धन।
- a fertiliser subsidy
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Funds (plural) means money available ('short of funds').
Funds (plural) का अर्थ उपलब्ध धन है ('short of funds')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Raise funds, a relief fund, a mutual fund.
Collocations: raise funds (धन जुटाना), a relief fund (राहत कोष), a mutual fund (म्यूचुअल फ़ंड, यानी कई निवेशकों के पैसों का साझा निवेश)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Consolidated Fund of India (Article 266) receives all government revenue; the Contingency Fund of India (Article 267) is for unforeseen expenses; the IMF is the International Monetary Fund.
भारत की संचित निधि (अनुच्छेद 266) सारा सरकारी राजस्व प्राप्त करती है; भारत की आकस्मिकता निधि (अनुच्छेद 267) अप्रत्याशित खर्चों के लिए है; IMF का अर्थ International Monetary Fund है।