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Superfund

noun

Etymology

A blend of superannuation (“retirement”) + fund.

  1. borrowed from fundus
  2. prefixed as superfund — “super + fund”

Definitions

  1. A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive…

    A large amount of money designated for environmental cleanup by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.

    • a Superfund site
    • The threat to the Dow complex highlights the risks to Superfund and other toxic cleanup sites posed by the effects of climate change, which include more frequent and severe flooding.

  2. An investment vehicle for superannuation assets.

  3. An investment fund that invests in other investment funds

    An investment fund that invests in other investment funds; a fund of funds.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To fund (a college payment plan) with a large payment, more than the usual annual payment.

    2. To fund (environmental cleanup) by means of a Superfund.

      • Defendants also had "ample opportunity to propose incorporation" of a provision in the decree prohibiting or limiting the FPA from superfunding the area outside the Box.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA