Verb
1. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
2. place or store up in a fund for accumulation
3. provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
4. invest money in government securities
5. accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability;
"fund a medical care plan"6. furnish money for;
"The government funds basic research in many areas"