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

Among them is a Washington think tank that recently released a paper proposing the capping of annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 July 2026

In an interview on Bloomberg TV on Friday, Roubini was asked about ways to fix Social Security, as the trust fund that helps fund benefits is due to run out of money by 2032. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026

If that trust fund — the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, or OASI — is combined with the disability trust fund, the program may be able to pay full benefits until 2034, at which point 83% of benefits would be payable. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Even after trust fund depletion, the system will continue issuing benefits, albeit at reduced amounts. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trust fund

• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund
• and
• bund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned

Legal Definition

trust fund

see also:

fund sense 1