trust fund

noun

Synonyms of trust fundnext
: 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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Mack says she was compelled to contact the newspaper because her Indonesian criminal defense attorney was not being paid from her trust fund as ordered. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026 The judge overseeing the A3 case had previously ordered a portion of funds to be paid to the county and put in a trust fund for K-12 students. Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 The money was paid out of Woods’ trust fund. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 Freshly unemployed and subsisting on selling plants to trust fund kids, Dell impulsively starts a 24-hour livestream under the username mademoiselle_dell to fundraise for private life support for Daisy. Danielle Parker, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 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 17 Feb. 2026.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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