trust fund

noun

money, securities, property, etc., held in trust.
a government fund administered separately from other funds and used for a specified purpose: a highway trust fund.

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Origin of trust fund

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby trust fund

trustee in bankruptcy, trustee investment, trustee process, trusteeship, trustful, trust fund, trust hotel, trustification, trusting, trustless, trustor
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British Dictionary definitions for trust fund

trust fund

noun

money, securities, etc, held in trust
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