trust fund

noun

: property (such as money or securities) settled or held in trust

Examples of trust fund in a Sentence

She paid for college out of a trust fund set up for her by her grandfather.
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The Medicare trust fund, that funds hospital services, is projected to become insolvent in 11 years and a recession will reduce this time to 10 years or less. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Then, one heir, niece Liesel Pritzker, who was excluded from that replacement deal, sued other family members in 2002, alleging that her trust funds were looted by family members, shortchanging her by $1 billion. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025 The retirement trust fund is projected to run short of cash within a decade. Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025 Rather than Raymond having to sell Holden on acquiring new paintings, however, the trust fund kid makes his own pitch. Stephen Saito, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trust fund was in 1738

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“Trust fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20fund. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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