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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
Noun
  • Steyer told the outlet the funds existed to provide a vehicle for foreign investors rather than to dodge taxes.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Any unused funds from this fiscal year will go back into the district’s general fund balance.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The goal of the micro-investing platform is to build a long-term nest egg starting with the change most people throw in a jar.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Too often, workers change jobs and cash out small accounts rather than rolling them over — permanently shrinking their retirement nest egg.
    Chris Mahoney, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The spa The 57-foot-long underground pool is a treasure.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This Italian city has innumerable artistic treasures, these 25 paintings among them.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rabell was pressured to sign money transfers and a power of attorney document and pay a $2,000 deposit to an owner, adult protective investigator Eneida Senrra said under oath to Gardner, the Inspector General investigator.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • With Kitty's heart (and deposit) set on New York University, the pair, particularly Min Ho, still have a lot left to sort out.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Sinking fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20fund. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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