sinking funds

plural of sinking fund

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Noun
  • Assuming the company meets the requirements, index-tracking funds and other product sponsors would begin purchasing shares after the market closes on July 6, with SpaceX officially joining the Nasdaq-100 before trading begins on July 7.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Some investors worry how such a giant company losing so much money could affect their nest eggs, but most analysts say don't worry.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • In both countries, the cost of living has climbed faster than wages and pensions, eroding the spending power of even relatively healthy nest eggs.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Democrats have also increased taxes on businesses, paid for programs out of other funds and suspended reserve deposits among other solutions.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Expanding that relationship across lending, deposits and financial wellness is the difference between being a consumer's bank and being their financial home.
    JB Orecchia, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Julio Miranda-Martin fills the bookshelf in his dining room with books and treasures.
    Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The rock treasures here range from the Andy Warhol Factory (Nico’s 1967 Chelsea Girls) to Midwestern quarries (Slint’s 1991 Spiderland).
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
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“Sinking funds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20funds. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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