revolving fund

noun

: a fund set up for specified purposes with the proviso that repayments to the fund may be used again for these purposes

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Creating an state affordable housing tax credit, a first-time homebuyer tax credit and a revolving fund for workforce housing. — Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2025 It is expected to include a millionaires tax to fund affordable housing, a revolving fund and target of 20,000 new homes. — Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal, 27 Feb. 2026 Rents from the property will pay back the bonds and provide additional money to create a revolving fund, said Colin Miller, the commission’s senior vice president for real estate development. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025 The $400 million for water and sewer projects would include $195 million for projects identified as high-need and eligible for the EPA’s clean water and drinking water revolving funds. — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 14 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for revolving fund

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of revolving fund was in 1920

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“Revolving fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolving%20fund. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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