pay vs fund

pay and fund both are nouns.

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

pay (noun)	fund (noun)
something that remunerates	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

pay (verb)	fund (verb)
dedicate	furnish money for
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action	place or store up in a fund for accumulation
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow	convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services	accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
bring in	invest money in government securities
do or give something to somebody in return	provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
cancel or discharge a debt
make a compensation for
discharge or settle
render
be worth it