Dictionary: StrukturfondsMW:
Main Entry: 3
fondPronunciation: 'fOn
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fonds /'fOn(z)/
Etymology: French, from Old French fons, font, from Latin fundus bottom, piece of property -- more at BOTTOM
1 : BACKGROUND, BASIS
2
obsolete : FUNDMain Entry:
fundPronunciation: 'f&nd
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin fundus bottom, country estate -- more at BOTTOM
1 a : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective b : money on deposit on which checks or drafts can be drawn -- usually used in plural c : CAPITAL d plural : the stock of the British national debt -- usually used with the
2 : an available quantity of material or intangible resources : SUPPLY
3 plural : available pecuniary resources
4 : an organization administering a special fund