fund vs mutual fund

fund and mutual fund both are nouns.

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

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

fund: a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
mutual fund: a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares

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

fund (noun)	mutual fund (noun)
a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies	a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose	the pooled money that is invested in assets
a supply of something available for future use

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