sinking fund

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Recent Examples of sinking fund The Innovation Grant money could finance that sinking fund, according to Ruggini. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025 The other proposal will authorize 3 mills for 10 years, starting July 1, 2026, to create a building and site sinking fund for school buildings; school security improvements; technology; student transportation, and maintenance of student transportation vehicles. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025 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 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 But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble. Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
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Noun
  • The allegations span from 2016 until 2022 during which Reina is accused of using his position to divert funds to fund lavish trips abroad, pay his children’s tuition and extensive renovations to his West Sacramento home, prosecutors said in a statement Thursday.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Automatic payments were issued within 90 days of the court order, with most eligible customers receiving funds by late December 2025.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For a $500,000 retirement nest egg, that translates to $25,000 to $50,000 in gold or gold-related assets.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Norway built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund by selling oil; Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, a $2 trillion nest egg, was built almost entirely on North Sea oil and gas revenues.
    Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The dictator had set his mind on claiming all the sunken treasure off his country’s coast and would brook no competition.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Explore the Museum of Underwater Art, Australia Snorkelers and scuba divers glide by dozens of underwater art installations at this museum filled with sunken treasures.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For instance, having to make a minimum deposit to open the account or meet a minimum daily balance to earn the high APY.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • During future fly-bys of Io, Juno will survey the moon’s surface looking for new lava flows and ash deposits resulting from this spectacular volcanic eruption.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Sinking fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20fund. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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