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defence fund noun[ C ] UK(USdefense fund)uk /dɪˈfens ˌfʌnd/ us /dɪˈfens ˌfʌnd/(alsolegal defence fund) an amount of money saved, collected, or provided to pay for the costs of legal action: The magazine has established a defence fund to help contribute towards its legal costs. After she was arrested, people fought to raise a legal defence fund for her. There can never be too much money in a defence fund. They are appealing for support, especially for contributions to their legal defence fund The shipowners were assembling a £20,000 defence fund. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Informal words for money boodle bread buck cheddar dosh gee grand K, k lolly lucre monies pickings shekel spondulicks tanner tenpenny thou ton wonga your daily breadidiom
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