…(in South Asia) an institution which accepts savings at interest and lends money for house and other purchases…
…a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are expected to increase in capital value rather than yield high income…
…a limited partnership of investors that uses high risk methods, such as investing with borrowed money, in hopes of realizing large capital gains…
…an investment program funded by shareholders that trades in diversified holdings and is professionally managed…
…(in the UK) a social security fund from which loans or grants are made to people in need…
…a fund consisting of assets belonging to a trust, held by the trustees for the beneficiaries…
…money raised to finance a campaign, especially one supporting a political or social cause…
…an employee or department of a large institution (such as a bank, pension fund, or insurance company) that manages the investment of money on its own behalf or on that of an outside client…
…an investment fund run on behalf of an investor by an agent (typically an insurance company)…
…a fund from which pensions are paid, accumulated from contributions from employers, employees, or both…
…a fund formed by periodically setting aside money for the gradual repayment of a debt or replacement of a wasting asset…
…a mutual fund whose holdings mirror the composition of a stock market index or group of indexes…
…a fund that invests in companies or properties that are performing poorly and may therefore be undervalued…
…(especially in South East Asia) an investment fund contributed to by employees, employers, and (sometimes) the state, out of which a lump sum is provided to each employee on retirement…
…the account held by the Exchequer of the British government at the Bank of England into which public monies (such as tax receipts) are paid and from which major payments are made, other than those dependent on periodic parliamentary approval…
…a reserve of money set aside to cover possible unforeseen future expenses…
…a sum of money accrued in a local currency arising from goods or services received from abroad…
…an international organization established in 1945 that aims to promote international trade and monetary cooperation and the stabilization of exchange rates. Member countries contribute in gold and in their own currencies to provide a reserve on which they may draw to meet foreign obligations during periods of deficit in their international balance of payments. Payments are usually made on the basis of the country’s acceptance of stipulated measures for economic correction, which often entail cuts in public expenditure and an increased cost of living, and have frequently caused controversy. It is affiliated with the United Nations, with headquarters in Washington, DC…
…(in the UK) a charity founded in 1919 operating internationally to aid children. Princess Anne has been its president since 1971…
…an international organization established (as the World Wildlife Fund) in 1961 to raise funds for projects including the conservation of endangered species or of valuable habitats. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland…
…(in the UK) a former system of state funding for general practitioners, in which a GP was allocated a budget with which they could buy a limited range of hospital services…
…a person whose job or task is to seek financial support for a charity, institution, or other enterprise…
…(in Japan) a type of short-term corporate investment fund managed by a trust bank, providing a reduction of tax liability and other financial advantages…
…an agency of the United Nations whose purpose is to mobilize additional funds for agricultural and rural development in developing countries through programs that directly benefit the poorest rural populations. It began operations in 1977…
