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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Before their release, the Chrisleys were further ordered to turn over $30,000 held in an Alabama trust fund to help pay for their $17 million judgment after their guilty verdict. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025 These contributions then flow into trust funds, which are invested in Treasury bonds. Chad Waddoups, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 With debt heading toward record levels, the group argues for proactive solutions to trust fund solvency and corrective fiscal action. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025 The Democrats no longer know how to talk to anybody who’s ever had a real job, or who doesn’t have a trust fund, or who isn’t a professional victim. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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