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Origin: Latin prefix super-

Superfund has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency

"some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund"

2

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

"The hedge manager decided to allocate most of his capital into a superfund, hoping its diversified structure would smooth out the volatility of individual private equity vehicles."

3

A investment vehicle for superannuation assets.

4

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

Verb
1

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

"After missing three tuition deadlines, she asked her parents to superfund her account so she could finally graduate on time."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Rhyming Words
und hund rund ound gund fund lund mund bund laund found maund pound round wound hound gound mound sound bound
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