Fund

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000788",
  "term": "Fund",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "An accounting device established to control receipt and disbursement of income from sources set aside to support specific activities or attain certain objectives. In the accounts of individual governments, each fund is treated as a distinct fiscal entity. In Census Bureau statistics on government finance, however, transactions of funds are consolidated in accordance with the principles described in the Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual.",
  "subject": "Governments",
  "see_also": [
    "Statistics about Governments"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/fund/"
}