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funds

[/fʌndz/]
nounpl: funds (already plural; singular: fund)
fundos
1. Money or financial resources available for use
The company needs funds to expand its operations.
A empresa precisa de fundos para expandir suas operações.
2. Money set aside or collected for a specific purpose
We are raising funds for the charity.
Estamos arrecadando fundos para a caridade.
3. Investment accounts or pools of money managed collectively
She invested in mutual funds.
Ela investiu em fundos mútuos.
NYC Slang
benjamins, bread, cash, dough
Synonyms
moneycapitalcashresourcesfinances
Antonyms
debtdeficit

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fundos
Most common usage for money or financial resources
Rio de Janeiro
grana
Informal/slang alternative for money in general
São Paulo
recursos
Alternative when emphasizing financial resources or assets
Portugal
fundos
Standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

raise funds - arrecadar fundos
lack of funds - falta de fundos
transfer funds - transferir fundos
frozen funds - fundos congelados
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