trust fund

noun

: property (such as money or securities) settled or held in trust

Examples of trust fund in a Sentence

She paid for college out of a trust fund set up for her by her grandfather.
Recent Examples on the Web The idea was that when the baby boom generation retired and more money flowed out of Social Security than came in every year, the trust funds would make up the difference. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 31 May 2024 The Social Security system has two trust funds that hold surplus money accumulated in prior years — one for Old Age and Survivors Insurance and one for Disability Insurance. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2024 Search of apartment allegedly turns up more COVID-19 can damage the heart, even without infecting it, study says CT lawmakers want $100 million for a ‘trust fund’. Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024 Funding will go toward wastewater development, chlorination stations, water-hauling stations, an operation and maintenance trust fund, a regional water system to import water and a water acquisition fund. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for trust fund 

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Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trust fund was in 1738

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“Trust fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20fund. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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