SUPERFUND

Etymology 1

Noun

superfund (plural superfunds)

(British, AU, finance) A investment vehicle for superannuation assets.

Etymology 2

Noun

superfund (plural superfunds)

(finance) An investment fund that invests in other investment funds; a fund of funds.

Verb

superfund (third-person singular simple present superfunds, present participle superfunding, simple past and past participle superfunded)

(US, transitive) To fund (a college payment plan) with a large payment, more than the usual annual payment.

(US, transitive) To fund (environmental cleanup) by means of a Superfund.

Etymology

Noun

Superfund (plural Superfunds)

(US) A fund designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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