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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That is money from a regular job, but four trust funds. Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026 Among them was a Washington think tank that caused a stir recently with a paper that proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 May 2026 Paying out a higher COLA would mean drawing more deeply on the trust funds to pay benefits, according to the group. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Without any changes to the program to raise additional revenue, benefits would have be slashed immediately to match the money that’s coming in, after the trust fund becomes insolvent. Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 May 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 23 May. 2026.

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