collect vs fund

collect and fund both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
collect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
fund	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fund is a hyponym of collect; that is, fund is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than collect:

Other hyponyms of collect include run up, corral, collect, pull in, come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch, chunk, lump, bale, catch.

collect (noun)	fund (noun)
a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England	a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
	a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
	a supply of something available for future use

collect (adjective)	fund (adjective)
payable by the recipient on delivery

collect (verb)	fund (verb)
assemble or get together	furnish money for
get or bring together	place or store up in a fund for accumulation
get or gather together	convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
call for and obtain payment of	accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
gather or collect	invest money in government securities
	provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest

collect (adverb)	fund (adverb)
make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays