n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1789
1 a : to make provision of resources for discharging the interest or principal of b : to provide funds for <a federally fund ed program>
2 : to place in a fund : ACCUMULATE
3 : to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest < fund a floating debt>
– fund · er \ ' f ə n-d ə r \ noun