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Fund vs Gathering - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between fund and gathering

is that fund is a sum or source of money while gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

As verbs the difference between fund and gathering

is that fund is to pay for while gathering is present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.

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.
  • gathering

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
  • I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
  • A group of people or things.
  • A gathering of fruit.
  • ((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
  • This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
  • A charitable contribution; a collection.
  • A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .

    Verb

    (head)
  • present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
  • She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
    Derived terms
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