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fund

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UK /fʌnd/US /fʌnd/
noun

an amount of money that has been saved or has been made available for a particular purpose

verb

to provide money for something, usually something official

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And why is it that the Wright brothers were able to figure out controlled, powered man flight when there were certainly other teams who were better qualified, better funded -- and they

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The-- [APPLAUSE] The Fund also gives to organizations that aid children, one-parent families, and multiple sclerosis research.

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So you can type in an email address—or actually any unique identifier—and transfer funds or conceivably stocks or mutual funds or whatever from one account holder to another.

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