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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And economists typically focus more on a different measure of government debt—that held by the public—which doesn’t include debt held within the government in Social Security trust funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
This is why when the trust funds run dry, payments will fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The first is funding: Because the trust funds are invested almost entirely in low-yield government securities, they generate less income than they would under a higher-return strategy, putting pressure on reserves.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The trust funds therefore represent borrowing by one hand of government from another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
