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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Political gridlock has left a $125 million trust fund, approved for cleanup costs, untapped for over three years. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in June said the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2034, instead of last year’s estimate of 2035. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 This also may put more stress on the social security trust fund as more money comes out of the system. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The developer paid nearly $550,000 into the city’s housing trust fund, significantly less than what Andrews had suggested. IndyStar, 13 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

trust fund

see fund sense 1

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