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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This is not an unfamiliar situation—the trust funds faced insolvency back in the early 1980s. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 The report said expenses last year for Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund came in higher than expected. Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025 The report said expenses last year for Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund came in higher than expected. Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025 Wednesday’s report shows a worsening situation for the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund compared with last year. Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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