Definition of "fonds" [fonds]

• The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source. (noun)
• Plural form of fond. (noun)

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• "For the non-archivists of the world the term fonds essentially refers to a collection of documents from a single donor."
• "Ruland won a contest run by the Netherlands-based NGO AIDS fonds, which is sponsoring his trip to New York City."
• "The 'fonds' is connected with a society doing the usual work of all such foreign benevolent societies in London."