different between funds vs fonds

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f?ndz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /f?ndz/, [f?ndz]

Noun

funds

1. plural of fund

Noun

funds pl (plural only)

1. Financial resources.

Derived terms

• in funds

Translations

Verb

funds

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fund

Danish

Noun

funds n

1. indefinite genitive singular of fund
2. indefinite genitive plural of fund

English

Noun

fonds

1. plural of fond

Noun

fonds (plural fonds)

1. The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source.

Danish

Noun

fonds n or c

1. indefinite genitive singular of fond

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

fonds n (plural fondsen, diminutive fondsje n)

1. fund (amount of money, usually on an account, destined for some purpose)
2. (finance) stock (e.g. in an exchange)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??/

Etymology 1

Noun

fonds m

1. plural of fond

Etymology 2

From Old French funz (“cultivated or developed land”).

Noun

fonds m (plural fonds)

1. fund, funds
2. resources

Derived terms

• à fonds perdu
• être en fonds
• fonds commercial

References

• “fonds” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology 3

Verb

fonds

1. first-person singular present indicative of fondre
2. second-person singular present indicative of fondre
3. second-person singular imperative of fondre

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

fonds m (plural fonds)

1. (Switzerland) field

Further reading

• “fonds” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Noun

fonds

1. indefinite genitive singular of fond