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 trust fund’s governance will have a positive impact on its activities, Bertelli said. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 10 June 2025 The new law, Senate Bill 290, will take a $60 million, interest-free loan from the state’s unclaimed property trust fund to create the provider stabilization fund. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 May 2025 Munnell and others ascribe the surge to widespread fears about the stability of the retirement trust fund, amid staff cuts, rule changes, website outages and leadership shuffles. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 May 2025 Without that source of revenue, the trust fund for Social Security would be depleted in 2032, one year earlier than currently projected, while Medicare's trust fund would be depleted in 2030, six years earlier than forecast now, the group added. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

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 18 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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