fund
Collocations
43(noun.) sum of money collected for a particular purpose
ADJ
large
appeal, charitable, charity
The school set up a charitable fund to help students from low-income families pay for uniforms.
benevolent, campaign, investment, memorial, pension, prize, social, trust
The school set up a memorial fund to honor the students who passed away.
VERB + FUND
create, establish, launch, set up, start
The charity decided to establish a fund for children's education in rural areas.
administer, manage
draw on
The charity had to draw on emergency funds to help families after the storm.
PREP
in a/the ~
The charity decided to invest more money in the fund to help local schools.
into a/the ~
Every month, she transfers part of her salary into a savings fund for her daughter's education.
FUND + NOUN
holder, manager 2 funds
ADJ
sufficient | insufficient
limited
The school had to cancel the field trip because it had limited funds.
unlimited | surplus | available | government, private, public
VERB + FUND
have
The school doesn't have enough funds to buy new computers for the classroom.
be out of, be short of
The charity ran out of funds before completing the community center project.
appeal for
The charity appealed for funds to build a new children's hospital in the city.
borrow, boost, build up, collect, generate, get, obtain, raise, receive, secure
allocate, lend, make available, provide, release
The government allocated funds to help repair schools damaged by the storm.
channel, direct, use
The charity decided to direct its funds toward building new schools in rural areas.
FUND + NOUN
raiser fund-raiser | raising, fund-raising
PREP
~ for
The government allocated millions of funds for rebuilding the damaged hospital.
~ from
The money from donations helped the local school build a new library.
PHRASES
access to funds
Many small businesses struggle because they don't have easy access to funds for growth.
a flow of funds
The government tried to stop the flow of funds to the rebel organization.
a lack/shortage of funds
The school couldn't buy new computers because of a shortage of funds.
(verb.)
ADV
largely, mainly
entirely
The school's new science lab was funded entirely through donations from local businesses.
partially, partly | generously, properly, well
fully
The government fully funded the new community center so it could open last spring.
adequately | inadequately, poorly
centrally, directly
The international charity is funded centrally by donations from wealthy supporters around the world.
publicly | externally, independently, privately
jointly
The community center was jointly funded by the city council and several local businesses.
VERB + FUND
be used to, help (to)
The charity's donation was used to fund the new community center in our neighborhood.
agree to | refuse to