trust fund

noun

Synonyms of trust fundnext
: 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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The retirement trust fund faces a shortfall as soon as 2032. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 The disbursement from the benefit trust fund never materialized, and special education costs continued to accelerate. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Social Security Isn’t Vanishing The program’s primary trust fund is projected to face depletion by 2032 without legislative action, but depletion doesn’t mean elimination. Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 Those changes created reserves in the Social Security trust funds, which have helped make up the difference since payroll taxes alone stopped covering full program costs around 2010. Martha Shedden, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 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 27 Apr. 2026.

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