the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Existing in the form of bonds bearing regular interest.
adj. Invested in public funds.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Existing in the form of bonds bearing regular interest; constituting of forming part of the permanent debt of a government or corporation at a fixed rate of interest: as, a funded debt. See debt and fund.
Invested in public funds: as, funded money.
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adj. furnished with funds
Word Usage
"In his diatribe against the companies, which he described as funded by the American government, he said they were responsible for a litany of bloody crimes against the Afghan people."