: 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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Social Security and Medicare are funded by payroll taxes and trust funds, ensuring that checks and medical coverage can continue even if Congress fails to pass a funding bill.—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Another initiative, for the trust fund to build up a substantial balance while baby boomers were still paying in, has largely failed.—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025 The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to begin a months-long process to make changes to the tourism district, created in 2010, that would direct a portion of its revenue into a separate account within the city’s housing trust fund.—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025 Commissioner Edward Murphy suggested the city create a housing trust fund to make more money available for residential construction.—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trust fund
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