sinking fund

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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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Words related to sinking fund

savings account, cache, stash, savings, stockpile, backup, funds, investment, mad money, means, provisions, reserve, resources, piggy bank

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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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