See Also: national costume(dictionary)
costume(dictionary)
bal costume(dictionary)
costume(dictionary)
costume drama(dictionary)
costume jewellery(dictionary)
bathing costume(dictionary)
swimming costume(dictionary)
fund(1)(dictionary)
API Fund(finance)

fund 1, noun (oh) and national costume (oh)


fund 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: fundus 'bottom, piece of land']
[C] an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose
::The house fell into disrepair until a restoration fund was set up .
pension/hardship/compensation etc fund
-see also funding , trust fund
funds [plural] money that an organization needs or has
::A sale is being held to raise funds for the school.
government/public funds
::claims that ministers had misused public funds
::The park remains unfinished due to lack of funds .
::The Museum is so short of funds (=has so little money) it may have to sell the painting.
[singular] an organization that collects money, for example to help people who are ill, old etc
-see also charity charity
::We give to the Children's Fund every Christmas.
a fund of sth
a large supply of something
::He had a fund of stories about his boyhood.
in funds
formal having enough money to do something

national costume (oh)



n [U and C]
special clothing traditionally worn by the people of a particular country
::folk dancers in national costume