Thesaurus results for TRUST FUND

trust fund

noun

Definition of trust fund

as in benefit

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Recent Examples of trust fund Facing life behind bars if found guilty for the 2025 killing of his parents, Nick Reiner moved a lot closer today to getting his hands on his trust fund to put on a robust defense. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 At the same time, Social Security's trust fund is projected to become insolvent in six years. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Paul Hunt Sierra Madre Lincoln’s log Lincoln Riley is a classic trust fund kid who inherited a billion-dollar program from Bob Stoops and a perennial power at USC. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 My opponent’s a trust fund kid who’s never had a job in his life. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

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Noun

The Chinese, too, threw cold water on the chances of a breakthrough, with one Chinese official telling The Times the central government saw no benefit to a pause.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
Almost a quarter-million children in Florida lost their food benefits between August 2025 and August 2026.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

Except in the extreme, legislators are loath to devalue local autonomy while also prioritizing delivery of state aid to diminish local tax burdens.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
During the next legislative session, lawmakers will consider reworking Missouri’s school funding formula, which determines how much state aid public schools receive.

— Jack Harvel October 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of state aid

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And that may prove a far more consequential legacy of the AI meme machine than any joke about the man who helped build it.

— Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2026
The casual diner is famous for its classic American eats, but guests may be unaware of the legacy behind its burgers, cooked up by its parent company, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants.

— S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of legacy

Noun

Neither Prinz nor her firm contributed to campaign funds controlled by Welch, state campaign finance records show.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
The fund is locally controlled by Orlando journalists and administered by the nonprofit Florida Press Foundation.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of fund

Noun

No country can be a great power without a functioning foreign aid program.

— Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2026
In response, Saudi Arabia and other states in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cut all foreign aid to Yemen and expelled hundreds of thousands of Yemeni workers from their countries.

— Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of foreign aid

Noun

Another allocation, listed as a mayor and commission allowance, can reach up to $42,000 a year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Israel’s savings plan for every child, running since 2017, deposits a monthly sum for every child receiving child allowance and pays the management fees until age 21.

— Ashok Paudel, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of allowance

Noun

At a UConn University Senate meeting Monday officials reported that the university increased its research awards by $1 million to $318 million in fiscal year 2026 while endowment also rose by $158 million.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
Listing some highlights of her tenure, which began in 2015, Morgan noted Dia has executed more than 100 exhibitions, tripled its collection and is nearing its endowment of $200 million.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of endowment

Noun

The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires businesses with 75 or more employees to give workers and the state 60 days’ advance notice of plant closures or mass layoffs.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
In May, general admission passes had started at $599 and went up to $699 for Weekend 1 and $549-$649 for Weekend 2 for the advance sale.

— Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

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