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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Retirees would also be facing a bigger benefit cut, up to 33% of their monthly checks rather than the 23% currently forecast, when the trust fund is exhausted, the group estimates. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024 Florida’s opioid settlement trust fund is set to receive approximately $3 billion from lawsuits against drug manufacturers and distributors for actions that contributed to the nation’s opioid overdose epidemic. A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Medicare's trust fund is projected to run out of money in 2036, according to the Medicare Board of Trustees’ 2024 report. Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 The big picture: Under current law, the trust fund is set to be depleted in 2034, triggering automatic benefit cuts absent Congressional action. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trust fund 

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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