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trust fund

American  

noun

  • trust funds
    plural
  1. money, securities, property, etc., held in trust.

  2. a government fund administered separately from other funds and used for a specified purpose.

    a highway trust fund.


trust fund British  

noun

  1. money, securities, etc, held in trust

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of trust fund

First recorded in 1860–65


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Nick Reiner is asking a judge to give him access to a trust fund to pay for his legal defense on charges that he killed his parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The request for access to the trust fund money will be heard Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Last summer, a viral Tiktoker crooned, “I’m looking for a man in finance, trust fund, six-five, blue eyes,” turning spreadsheet warriors into the season’s most eligible bachelors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

How to find out if you have a child trust fund?

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

She set up a trust fund with Ivan Woolworth, an attorney who worked for the Fischers pro bono.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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