fonds
fonds is the plural of fond.
Meaning of fond
Noun
fond (plural fonds)
- The background design in lace-making.
- Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
- He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
- A group of records having shared provenance.
- To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e. fond, opys, sprava and arkush). I have used the Russian system for material from Russian archives (i.e. fond, opis, delo, stranitsa). I have also provided a glossary of terms used...1999, Graham Kee Lee Tan, Village social organisation and peasant action: Right-bank Ukraine during the revolution 1917–1923 (doctoral dissertation), London: University College London School of...
- Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
- Fund, stock, or store.
Noun
fonds (plural fonds)
- The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source.
Forms of fonds
| plural | fonds |
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Origin of fonds
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From French fonds. Doublet of fund.
Words formed from fonds
Questions about fonds
- What does fonds mean?
- Fonds means the entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source.
- What is fonds the plural of?
- Fonds is the plural of fond.
- What part of speech is fonds?
- Fonds is a noun.
- What is the plural of fonds?
- The plural of fonds is fonds.
Words near fonds in the dictionary
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