German word

Fonds

Pronunciation

IPA/fɔ̃ː/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfund

Example

Ich investiere in den Fonds.

I invest in the fund.

Illustration for Fonds (fund)

More examples

Unser Fonds konzentriert sich auf nachhaltige Unternehmen.

Our fund focuses on sustainable companies.

Core concept

A shared pool of capital is gathered and placed into investments by a manager.

Common phrases

  • in einen Fonds investieren

    invest in a fund

  • Anteile an einem Fonds kaufen

    buy shares in a fund

  • einen Fonds auswählen

    choose a fund

Similar words

Investmentfonds: A pooled investment product managed professionally and invested in stocks, bonds, or similar assets.
Indexfonds: A fund designed to follow the performance of a specific stock market index.
ETF: An index-tracking fund that is bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Definition in German

Fonds bezeichnet eine gemeinsame Kapitalreserve, die von Institutionen oder Fondsmanagern verwaltet und in Wertpapiere, Projekte oder andere Anlagen investiert wird.

Word origin

German Fonds is borrowed from French fonds, ultimately from Latin fundus, meaning "bottom" or "foundation," with the financial sense referring to capital held as a base or reserve.

Usage tips

  • Fonds is masculine, with der Fonds in the singular and die Fonds in the plural; the plural does not add an ending.

Other meanings

  • mutual fundnoun
  • endowmentnoun
  • fundsnoun

Opposites

  • Direktanlagedirect investmentnoun
  • Einzelinvestmentindividual investmentnoun

Related words

  • Fondsvolumenfund volumenoun
  • Fondsvermögenfund assetsnoun
  • fondsbasiertfund-basedadjective

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