sinking funds

Definition of sinking fundsnext
plural of sinking fund

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking funds
Noun
  • Emergency funds need a PR makeover.
    Christine Benz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The deputy chief investment officer manages investment strategy for public funds, including global stocks and bonds.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Young lovers and older adults both lose money to scams, but older adults who have built up bigger retirement nest eggs, typically, can be targeted for more cash.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Millions of baby boomers are being forced out of retirement, having realized their nest eggs don’t quite make ends meet.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators allege those payments were instead taken out of the mail stream, changed and then cashed remotely using mobile deposits tied to accounts in the Houston area.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Its acidity helps cut through grime, dissolving dirt and breaking down grease and mineral deposits.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His latest work treasures motion in both its study of dance music that straddles the 20th and 21st centuries and its gentle tug away from pure pop.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The museum’s incredible holdings—Rembrandts, Impressionist treasures, thousands of pre-Columbian wonders—will be on view again after years in storage or on loan.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Sinking funds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20funds. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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