trust fund
Americannoun
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money, securities, property, etc., held in trust.
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a government fund administered separately from other funds and used for a specified purpose.
a highway trust fund.
noun
Etymology
Origin of trust fund
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The First Trust fund bolstered its performance by leaning into the trend.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Fir Tree has accused Grayscale of conflicts of interest and of mismanaging its $10 billion Bitcoin Trust fund.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022
Trust fund projects involving affordable housing development and rehabilitation fell from 42 in 2012 to 23 five years later.
From Washington Times • May 20, 2019
Reauthorization of the surface transportation programs, including the solvency of the Highway Trust fund loom large in the next Congress.
From Forbes • Nov. 14, 2014
Every dollar of that Trust fund, Hathaway, with all the interests and profits that have accrued to it, is SAFE!
From A Ward of the Golden Gate by Harte, Bret
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