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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That’s significant because the trust fund already faces financial strain. Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 In the early 1980s, the trust funds were similarly close to depletion. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025 But, experts have also warned, the measure could speed up insolvency for the program’s trust funds. The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025 Lansing stalls on funding Under the bills the Michigan House has passed, its public safety trust fund would dedicate $115 million in state sales tax revenue annually that police departments could use to recruit new officers or buy equipment. Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 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 31 Aug. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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