mutual fund vs fund

mutual fund and fund both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fund is a hypernym of mutual fund; that is, fund is a word with a broader meaning than mutual fund:

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

Other hypernyms of mutual fund include investment company, investment firm, investment trust.

As nouns, fund is a hypernym of mutual fund; that is, fund is a word with a broader meaning than mutual fund:

Other hypernyms of mutual fund include monetary fund.

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

mutual fund (verb)	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