fund

fonds, argent

Argent qu’une personne ou une organisation peut dépenser ; le mot anglais s’emploie généralement au pluriel.

En anglais simple : The money a person or organization has available to spend, usually expressed in the plural.

• We need more funds.
• The school raised funds for new books.
• Public funds paid for the bridge.

Synonymes : money, resources

Expressions courantes : raise funds, public funds, available funds, company funds

fonds

Argent réuni ou mis de côté pour un objectif précis.

En anglais simple : Money collected or saved to pay for a particular purpose.

• We started a fund for the school.
• She pays into a pension fund.
• The emergency fund covered the repairs.

Comment l'utiliser : fund for something (They set up a fund for medical research.)

Synonymes : reserve

Expressions courantes : pension fund, emergency fund, fund for something

réserve, fonds

Ensemble abondant de connaissances, d’histoires ou d’autres choses dont on peut se servir au besoin.

En anglais simple : A large supply of knowledge, stories, or other things that someone can use when needed.

• She has a rich fund of stories.
• We drew on his fund of local knowledge.
• Her years abroad gave her a fund of experience.

Comment l'utiliser : fund of something (He has a vast fund of practical knowledge.)

Synonymes : store, supply, reservoir

Expressions courantes : fund of knowledge, fund of stories, fund of experience

financer

Fournir l’argent nécessaire à une activité, un projet ou une organisation.

En anglais simple : To provide the money needed for an activity, project, or organization.

• The council funds the library.
• Donations funded the new playground.
• How will you fund the project?

Comment l'utiliser : fund something (The charity funds medical research.)

Synonymes : finance, pay for

Expressions courantes : fund a project, fund research, fund something fully, fund a business