🇬🇧 Funds meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Funds" means the money that is needed or available to pay for something. If you want to buy or do something, you check your funds to see how much money you have for it. Families, schools, and even countries all have funds to help them pay for important things.

The school’s art funds were used to buy ten gallons of glitter; the janitor has not forgiven us.

We discovered that our field-trip funds were just enough to visit the museum gift shop and buy one rubber dinosaur to share.

The class created emergency chocolate funds for days when tests attack.

I checked my piggy bank funds and discovered I could afford exactly one jellybean.

Some countries keep their emergency funds in giant underground vaults; I keep mine in a suspiciously heavy pig-shaped jar.

Anna emptied a coin jar onto the kitchen table and counted funds slowly. She moved funds into an envelope labeled bike repair. Her neighbor added small funds from a cup. At the bank she watched the funds grow. With enough funds, Anna fixed the tire, hugged the old bike, and laughed with relief.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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