sinking fund

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Recent Examples of sinking fund For those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea. Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025 Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once. Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble. Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013 In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund. Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022 If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Building and site sinking fund millage proposals for things such as infrastructure improvements and repairs, security improvements and technology upgrades were on ballots in Grosse Ile Township Schools. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2020 The interest and sinking fund is commonly known as the district’s debt service rate. Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
Noun
  • Taxes, market downturns and inflation, and long-term care needs can all pose threats to your nest egg.
    Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, after instituting the tariffs last week, a widespread selloff in the financial markets occurred, along with depletions of Americans’ nest eggs.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The itinerary takes guests to as many as 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, immersing travelers in India’s cultural treasure and heritages.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • Photograph: Simon Hill Ravensburger Labyrinth $30 $21 (30% off) Amazon Labyrinth is a top family game that has kids collect treasures by shifting maze tiles each turn.
    Parker Hall, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Investment, insurance and annuity products are not FDIC insured, are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, are not insured by any federal government agency, are not a condition to any banking service or activity and may lose value.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Cayley put her deposit down in February and traveled to Turkey in May.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 15 July 2025

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