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Recent Examples of sinking fund
Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
—Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
Building and site sinking fund millage proposals for things such as infrastructure improvements and repairs, security improvements and technology upgrades were on ballots in Grosse Ile Township Schools.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2020
The interest and sinking fund is commonly known as the district’s debt service rate.
—Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2019
The school district’s property tax rate is comprised of two elements, a maintenance and operation rate and an interest and sinking fund, which are combined to create the tax rate paid by property owners.
—Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2019
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
—Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
Building and site sinking fund millage proposals for things such as infrastructure improvements and repairs, security improvements and technology upgrades were on ballots in Grosse Ile Township Schools.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2020
The interest and sinking fund is commonly known as the district’s debt service rate.
—Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2019
The school district’s property tax rate is comprised of two elements, a maintenance and operation rate and an interest and sinking fund, which are combined to create the tax rate paid by property owners.
—Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
Noun
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Meier intended to use her credit to build up a nest egg after years of grad school.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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As lifespans lengthen, wages are not keeping up with inflation, and even a decent nest egg may not go far enough.—
Alana Semuels/Waitsfield,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Vaughn uncovered some hidden treasures during his road trips.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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With the help of a youngster named Noah, Majima pumps the brakes on his gangster life to fix his amnesia, and ultimately embark on an adventure to become a legendary pirate and uncover a massive payload of treasure.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The rebel group’s capture of swathes of the east and valuable mineral deposits has fanned fears of a wider war.—
Reuters,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Zelensky has instructed his team to draft a counterproposal that includes explicit security guarantees, while still allowing the U.S. access to its mineral deposits.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Sinking fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20fund. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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