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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Geer said the trust fund will not be advancing anything legislatively this year. Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025 In reality, the trust fund is not a reservoir into which an employee pays when working, then draws upon when retired. Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Like the federal trust fund, state highway and road funds are facing declining revenues for the same reason. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025 The trust fund holds money from Coloradans’ old savings accounts, unpaid wages, insurance payouts and other cash lost on the way to its rightful owners. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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