sinking funds

noun

plural of sinking fund
as in funds

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  1. funds
  2. nest eggs
  3. deposits
  4. treasures
Noun
  • Rarely have the donors or recipients of narco funds been prosecuted, let alone convicted.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Schmitz had also proposed a microzoning project in La Guaira in 2018, but couldn’t get the funds to do it.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of funds
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
Definition of nest eggs
Noun
  • Georgia’s Okefenokee, meanwhile, sits in the subtropical climate band, where peat deposits are more scarce — and where most that do remain have been altered by humans.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • Tock focused on inventory, deposits and experiences that often had to be paid for before service.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of deposits
Noun
  • Even after decades of excavations by Mel Fisher's expedition, Browne said the Atocha still holds more treasures waiting to be uncovered.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • Metallic gazing balls rested in birdbaths, reflecting it all back and magnifying the cheap treasures.
    — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of treasures
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