fund-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: finance, invest in, commit to

Examples:
How much foreign money is funding the deficit?
Can that town fund such a project with its current junk bond ratings?
He said I should be funding T-bills as part of my portfolio.
"The bridge will be funded by taxpayer dollars.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: fund.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 6

Sense Number 2: store, accumulate usually money

Commentary: Includes: FUND RAISE

Examples:
The parents want to fund a college savings account for their son.
There are enough employees now to fund the more comprehensive
medical insurance plan.
We are fund raising for the local orphanage.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: fund.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fund_raise 1