NOUN | possession | monetary fund, fund | a reserve of money set aside for some purpose |
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Meaning | A reserve of money set aside for some purpose. | |
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Synonym | fund | |
Narrower | budget | A sum of money allocated for a particular purpose |
deposit, bank deposit | money deposited in a bank or some similar institution | |
mutual fund | The pooled money that is invested in assets | |
pension fund, superannuation fund | A fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service | |
petty cash | A small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses | |
revolving fund | A fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly | |
savings, nest egg | A fund of money put by as a reserve | |
sinking fund | A fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities | |
slush fund | A fund for buying votes or bribing public officials | |
trust fund | A fund held in trust | |
war chest | A fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) | |
Broader | money | The most common medium of exchange |
Spanish | capital, fondo monetario, fondo | |
Catalan | fons monetari |
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