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noun

a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue.

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Origin of sinking fund

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby sinking fund

sinkerball, sinkhole, Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, sink in, sinking, sinking fund, sinking spell, sinkless, sink one's teeth into, sink or swim, sink through the floor

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How to use sinking fund in a sentence

Rebels in Africa trade in children to fund their conflicts and obtain child soldiers.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And from there, the letter asked for money for a legal defense fund.
The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead Cops|Jacob Siegel|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Russia is sinking ever deeper into its economic morass.
After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug|Anna Nemtsova|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, as attendees noted to The Daily Beast, legislators go to ALEC to find ways to fund their campaigns.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not to mention the revenue that will be generated by this, which then can be used to fund education and health care.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It|Abby Haglage|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has come to this—that I open my newspaper every morning with a sinking heart, and usually I find little to console me.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The presence of a large gold fund was an assurance of the ability to return to specie payments after the close of the war.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
From affluence he came to want, and in his old age a fund was raised sufficient to purchase him an annuity of £600 a year.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
(d) Excess balances may, at the convenience of each federal reserve bank, remain deposited with the gold settlement fund.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Ney and Marmont did not accompany the other Commissioners with their sorrowful terms; like rats they left the sinking ship.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for sinking fund

sinking fund

noun

a fund accumulated out of a business enterprise's earnings or a government's revenue and invested to repay a long-term debt or meet a depreciation charge

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Cultural definitions for sinking fund

sinking fund

A fund into which companies or governments place money to redeem their bonds and other forms of indebtedness.

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