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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Those trust funds are savings built up over time. Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026 The change stems from a 2022 bill that includes a trigger mechanism to incrementally reduce the state's income tax each year, as long as revenue, spending and the budget reserve trust fund meet certain thresholds, according to Louisville Public Media. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025 The Social Security Administration's primary trust fund for paying retirement benefits is expected to be depleted as early as 2032, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025 Yet Social Security’s trust fund that contributes to retirement benefits faces imminent depletion in less than a decade. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 19 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2026.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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