| stagnant | | |
| adj. | 1. dead, stagnant | not circulating or flowing.; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water" |
| ~ standing | (of fluids) not moving or flowing.; "mosquitoes breed in standing water" |
| adj. | 2. moribund, stagnant | not growing or changing; without force or vitality. |
| ~ adynamic, undynamic | characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness. |
| fund | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. fund, monetary fund | a reserve of money set aside for some purpose. |
| ~ mutual fund | the pooled money that is invested in assets. |
| ~ revolving fund | a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly. |
| ~ sinking fund | a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities. |
| ~ nest egg, savings | a fund of money put by as a reserve. |
| ~ pension fund, superannuation fund | a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service. |
| ~ war chest | a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign). |
| ~ slush fund | a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials. |
| ~ trust fund | a fund held in trust. |
| ~ bank deposit, deposit | money deposited in a bank or some similar institution. |
| ~ money | the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender.; "we tried to collect the money he owed us" |
| ~ budget | a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose.; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year" |
| ~ petty cash | a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses. |
| n. (possession) | 2. fund, stock, store | a supply of something available for future use.; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" |
| ~ infrastructure, base | the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area.; "the industrial base of Japan" |
| ~ accumulation | (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation. |
| ~ hoard, stash, cache | a secret store of valuables or money. |
| ~ provision | a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms). |
| ~ government issue, military issue, issue | supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government. |
| ~ seed stock | a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting. |
| n. (group) | 3. fund, investment company, investment firm, investment trust | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies. |
| ~ hedge fund, hedgefund | a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging. |
| ~ mutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company, mutual fund | a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares. |
| ~ closed-end fund, closed-end investment company | a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market. |
| ~ face-amount certificate company | a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date. |
| ~ real estate investment trust, reit | an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market. |
| ~ unit investment trust, unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities.; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000" |
| ~ nondepository financial institution | a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance. |
| ~ fixed investment trust, nondiscretionary trust | an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized. |
| v. (possession) | 4. fund | convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds. |
| ~ finance | obtain or provide money for.; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" |
| v. (possession) | 5. fund | place or store up in a fund for accumulation. |
| ~ accumulate, collect, compile, amass, hoard, roll up, pile up | get or gather together.; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" |
| v. (possession) | 6. fund | provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (possession) | 7. fund | invest money in government securities. |
| ~ invest, commit, put, place | make an investment.; "Put money into bonds" |
| v. (possession) | 8. fund | accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability.; "fund a medical care plan" |
| ~ fund | furnish money for.; "The government funds basic research in many areas" |
| ~ accumulate, collect, compile, amass, hoard, roll up, pile up | get or gather together.; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" |
| v. (possession) | 9. fund | furnish money for.; "The government funds basic research in many areas" |
| ~ fund | accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability.; "fund a medical care plan" |
| ~ grubstake | supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits. |
| ~ bankroll | provide with sufficient funds; finance.; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?" |
| ~ absorb, take over | take up, as of debts or payments.; "absorb the costs for something" |
| ~ finance | obtain or provide money for.; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" |
| ~ support | support materially or financially.; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
| resource | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. resource | available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed. |
| ~ assets | anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
| ~ natural resource, natural resources | resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature. |
| ~ labor resources | resources of available manpower. |
| ~ bread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support | the financial means whereby one lives.; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" |
| ~ financial backing, financial support, funding, backing, support | financial resources provided to make some project possible.; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" |
| ~ ways and means | resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government). |
| n. (attribute) | 2. resource | a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed.; "the local library is a valuable resource" |
| ~ asset, plus | a useful or valuable quality. |
| ~ aid, assistance, help | a resource.; "visual aids in teaching" |
| ~ recourse, refuge, resort | something or someone turned to for assistance or security.; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" |
| ~ resourcefulness | the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation.; "a man of great resourcefulness" |
| ~ inner resource | a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities.; "to have an inner resource against loneliness" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. imagination, resource, resourcefulness | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems.; "a man of resource" |
| ~ cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness | the power of creative imagination. |
| ~ armory, armoury, inventory | a collection of resources.; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" |
| sit tight | | |
| v. (change) | 1. sit tight | maintain the same position; wait it out.; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" |
| ~ remain, stay, rest | stay the same; remain in a certain state.; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" |
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