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Fund vs Fount - What's the difference?

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Fund is a synonym of fount.


As nouns the difference between fund and fount

is that fund is discovery, finding, find (something that is found) while fount is something from which water flows or fount can be (typography|british|dated) a typographic font.

fund

English

(wikipedia fund)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sum or source of money.
    • the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
    a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
  • An organization managing such money.
  • A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
    • Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
  • A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
    • He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
  • * Macaulay
    • an inexhaustible fund of stories

    Derived terms

    (derived terms) * balanced fund * bond fund * closed-end fund * equity fund * feeder fund * fund of funds * growth fund * hedge fund * income fund * index fund * load fund * master fund * mutual fund * open-end fund * no-load fund * pension fund * stock fund * trust fund

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pay for.

    • fount

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortening of fountain

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • something from which water flows
  • a device from which poultry may drink
  • (figuratively) that from which something flows or proceeds
    • He is a real fount of knowledge!
    Synonyms
    * font * fountain * (device from which animals drink) waterer

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) fonte'', feminine past participle of verb ''fondre : to melt.

    Alternative forms

    * font

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (typography, British, dated) A typographic font.

    • References

    * * Bringhurst, Robert (2002). The Elements of Typographic Style, version 2.5 , pp 291–2. Vancouver, Hartley & Marks. ISBN 0-88179-133-4.

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