sinking funds

plural of sinking fund

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking funds
Noun
  • The 2025 shutdown has occurred because Democrats want to see extensions of tax credits and continued spending on health agencies, both actions which come directly out of federal government funds.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • If approved for release, the $15 million in planning funds will start with examining the Green Bay Correctional and Waupun Correctional Institutions, where there have been several deaths in recent years.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This approach could ease worries about nest eggs by extending income across a longer stretch.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • In Hawaii and New York, residents are projected to have higher than average retirement incomes, but higher than average expenses or longer lifespans due to things like diets and access to health care may mean those nest eggs won’t last long enough.
    Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The main channel of the Amazon River constantly erodes existing land and deposits new earth.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Suzuki argued that Japan had enough uranium deposits at home and overseas to build the bomb.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The gallery is home to the royal collection of hardstone vessels, which include a variety of treasures carved from minerals like agate, amethyst and jade.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after the museum opened on Sunday morning, two bandits used a lift on a truck to break into its Galerie d'Apollon, which houses the French crown jewels and other treasures, through a second-floor window.
    NPR, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Sinking funds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20funds. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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