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.
Recent Examples on the Web Social Security’s trust funds face a looming depletion date. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 July 2024 Endowed research trust fund Senate Bill 1 creates a special fund to support research projects conducted by two or more Kentucky public universities. Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024 The Social Security Administration warned in March 2023 that the trust funds on which roughly 66 million Americans rely will be depleted in 2034, moving up the timestamp a year closer from its previous estimate. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 July 2024 The woman agreed to pay the family $300,000, according to the consent order, which would be used to set up trust funds for the children. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trust fund 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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