fund

/fʌnd/ noun

Definition

› [C] an amount of money collected, saved, or provided for a purpose: a pension fund

funds › [plural] money needed or available to spend on something: The charity closed down due to lack of funds.

fund verb [T] › to provide money for an event, activity, or organization: Who is the project funded by?

(Definition of fund noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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