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

The trust fund the program relies on to help pay retirement benefits may run out in the fourth quarter of 2032, when 78% of benefits would be payable, Social Security's trustees projected in an annual report released in June. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Senators elected in November will be part of the class that either lets Social Security's trust fund run dry or reform the program, analysts noted. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

The 22% problem Social Security’s retirement trust fund is on track to run dry in the fourth quarter of 2032—one quarter sooner than last year’s estimate—according to the program’s 2026 trustees report. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Summary Social Security faces a looming financial challenge, with its OASI trust fund projected to deplete by late 2032. — Thomas Hager, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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