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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
Meanwhile, the posh trust fund kid Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela) shows up as a first-year associate wearing a Burberry trench coat.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
As of 2022, all 50 states have enacted pet trust laws, a legally binding obligation that allows for trust funds to be created for animals.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
Trump's change would make Social Security’s retirement trust fund insolvent more thanone year earlier – in early 2032 instead of late 2033 -- and the initial 21% cut across the board would deepen to a 25% cut, CRFB said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Many states are also using money from the $2.9 billion trust fund that came out of the Volkswagen diesel settlements in 2017 and 2018 to buy electric school buses and upgrade their charging infrastructure.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1738, in the meaning defined above
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“Trust fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20fund. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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trust fund
see fund sense 1
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