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.
Recent Examples on the Web That’s thanks to his late great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who established a family trust fund in 1994 that left some £19 million (about $25 million) to Prince Harry and his brother, Prince William. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024 This means owning assets like property, investing in long-term businesses, and establishing trust funds or other financial tools that ensure wealth is passed down. 6. Melissa Houston, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 Sorokin was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and other financial crimes after pretending to be a German heiress with a trust fund. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024 That said, the old man had set up a separate trust fund to ensure that Carrie would be left with something: a patent for an experimental healing device. Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trust fund 

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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 21 Sep. 2024.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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