Etymology

superfund

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Today it means: A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980. Full definition →

English fund ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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superfund · noun1

A blend of superannuation (“retirement”) + fund.

superfund · noun, verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishfund
  8. English todaysuperfund

From super- + fund.

Superfund · noun3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishfund
  8. English todaySuperfund

From super- + fund.

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