Fund vs Reservoir - What's the difference?
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A sum or source of money.
An organization managing such money.
A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.
A large supply of something to be drawn upon.
* Macaulay
A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.
A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
A supply or source of something.
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As nouns the difference between fund and reservoir
is that fund is a sum or source of money while reservoir is a place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.As a verb fund
is to pay for.fund
English
(wikipedia fund)Noun
(en noun)- the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.
- a fund for the maintenance of underprivileged students
- Several major funds were declared insolvent recently.
- He drew on his immense fund of knowledge.
- 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 fundreservoir
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