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Fonds

Fonds

See also: fond and fonds

German

Noun

Fonds m (genitive Fonds, plural Fonds)

  1. fund

Declension

Derived terms

fonds

fonds

See also: fond and Fonds

English

Noun

fonds

  1. plural of fond

Noun

fonds (uncountable)

  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, c

  1. genitive singular indefinite 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): /fɔ̃/

Etymology 1

Noun

fonds ?

  1. plural of fond

Etymology 2

Noun

fonds m pl (plural only)

  1. fund, funds
  2. resources

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

Noun

fonds m (plural fonds)

  1. (Switzerland) field

Swedish

Noun

fonds

  1. indefinite genitive singular of fond