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.
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This ensures the Social Security and Medicare trust funds are safeguarded while prioritizing retirees. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 Notably, that change will cost almost $200 billion over 10 years, according to the CBO, at a time when Social Security’s trust funds are already running low. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025 The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released last May said the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035. Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Today, 28 franchises have borrowings through the trust fund while 12 clubs participate in the facility fund. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trust fund 

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 16 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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