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.

Recent Examples on the Web By 2033, the trust fund paying Social Security benefits is on track to be depleted, at which point the Social Security Administration would be forced to cut recipients' monthly benefits by 17%, according to the agency's latest report. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Aug. 2024 The trust fund the program relies on to pay retirement benefits is due to run out in 2033. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024 Sutherland, of Grosse Pointe Farms, is accused of embezzling several million dollars from Valade trust funds for which Sutherland was trustee. —

Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024 The next presidential administration may be poised to influence Social Security and Medicare policy, as both programs have trust funds that are nearing their depletion dates. —

Rebecca Picciotto,josephine Rozzelle,dan Mangan,ruxandra Iordache,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trust fund

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