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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There will always be money being contributed to the Social Security trust fund, what is distributed is what is put in. Thomas Hager, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Those trust funds are Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI). Between the lines: With the U.S.'s aging population, Social Security is projected to face insolvency in the next decade without congressional reform. Avery Lotz, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025 The Seminole Tribe trusted Wachovia Bank, and later Wells Fargo, to manage a trust fund for its children with their best interests in mind, maximizing the returns on what has grown into more than a billion-dollar investment over the last 20 years. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025 Prosecutors say Elliott used his position to manipulate financial transactions for personal gain, including stealing from a trust fund. Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 14 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 3 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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