trust fund
noun
money, securities, property, etc., held in trust.
trust funds
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pluralof trust fund.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He spent five years at Brown's Treasury where he oversaw policies such as the child trust funds and attempts to regenerate and devolve power - the Regional Development Agencies, later scrapped by the coalition government.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
This is why when the trust funds run dry, payments will fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Under current law, once the programs have exhausted their current trust funds, benefits would fall to match current revenue from the payroll tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Two trust funds do the work of supporting retirees and those who are unable to work anymore.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
A real bad boy, not like the fake ones at my art school, with their ink and piercings and trust funds and cigarettes from France.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
