sinking fund

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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. 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
  • In my opinion, getting $78,000 on a million-dollar nest egg is worth it, since the low-fee alternative offers $14,000 in dividends on that same million bucks.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Having a nest egg to fall back on can supplement growth throughout a child’s development — influencing health, educational, and career outcomes long before the funds are even accessed.
    Darrick Hamilton, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So the show’s host is Alan Cumming, the actor and international treasure.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This Lemonade Lecture will focus on the hidden treasures of the western trails that wind through picturesque landscapes, charming communities, and vibrant ecosystems.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The agreement, which the two sides still have not signed, would give the U.S. access to Ukraine's rare earth deposits and could be of value to U.S. aerospace, electric vehicle and medical manufacturing.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The deposits into the ECS account included checks from construction firms as well as transfers from the family’s business, JANV.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025

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