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/fɔ̃/
Translation
funds, money; a fund
Word origin
From Latin fundus ('bottom, piece of land, estate'). The final s, which is never pronounced, was kept in spelling to separate the financial fonds from fond ('the bottom'). English 'fund' and 'fundamental' come from the same Latin noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fundus
- English cognates
- fund, fundamental, foundation
Grammar
Examples
L' .
The charity lacks the funds to finish the project.
européen .
A European fund paid for half of the works.
.
The funds were transferred to the account yesterday.
vendu l' .
He sold his business last year.
récolter l'.
The concert will be used to raise funds for the hospital.
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