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Fund vs Unfundable - What's the difference?

fund | unfundable |

As a noun fund

is a sum or source of money.

As a verb fund

is to pay for.

As an adjective unfundable is

impossible to fund or to find funding for.

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.

    • unfundable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Impossible to fund or to find funding for.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 12, author=Michael Fitzgerald, title=It Takes Deep Pockets to Fight Global Warming, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But he called it unfundable ; it’s barely past the idea phase, and venture capitalists invest in projects that will be commercially viable in three to five years. }}