fund

資金

人や組織が使えるお金。英語では普通、複数形で使う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： money, resources

よく使う表現： raise funds, public funds, available funds, company funds

基金、資金

特定の目的のために集めたり蓄えたりしたお金。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： fund for something (They set up a fund for medical research.)

類義語： reserve

よく使う表現： pension fund, emergency fund, fund for something

蓄積、宝庫

必要なときに使える、知識や話などの豊富な蓄え。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： fund of something (He has a vast fund of practical knowledge.)

類義語： store, supply, reservoir

よく使う表現： fund of knowledge, fund of stories, fund of experience

資金を提供する、資金を出す

活動や計画、組織に必要なお金を出すこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： fund something (The charity funds medical research.)

類義語： finance, pay for

よく使う表現： fund a project, fund research, fund something fully, fund a business