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 deficit watchdog released a projection Monday that Trump would move up the Social Security trust fund's insolvency by three years. Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 The impending financial shortfall in the Social Security trust fund is another area of bipartisan concern. Dan Doonan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 However, the trust fund Social Security relies on to pay retirement benefits may run out even sooner, in 2033. Kevin Breuninger,lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024 But after the spike in layoffs during the Great Recession, several states opted to replenish their unemployment trust funds by reducing benefits instead of hiking taxes on employers, Evermore said. Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 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 5 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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