Thesaurus results for TRUST FUND

trust fund

noun

Definition of trust fund

as in benefit

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Recent Examples of trust fund At the same time, Social Security's trust fund is projected to become insolvent in six years. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Paul Hunt Sierra Madre Lincoln’s log Lincoln Riley is a classic trust fund kid who inherited a billion-dollar program from Bob Stoops and a perennial power at USC. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 My opponent’s a trust fund kid who’s never had a job in his life. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Hahn received a one-time $115,000 payment and monthly interest payments from a $150,000 trust fund. — Ronnie Glassberg, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

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Noun

How fast the benefits of a truly life-changing technology flow through the economy is the actual measure of how fast it is being adopted.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
There is little benefit in continuing to pay for an old version of your life.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

During the next legislative session, lawmakers will consider reworking Missouri’s school funding formula, which determines how much state aid public schools receive.

— Jack Harvel October 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Each student represents roughly $10,000 to $10,300 in state aid, money that supports teachers, academic programs and daily school operations.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of state aid

Noun

Bajaria was popular with them, and her legacy will include the huge growth at international Netflix hubs over the past six years.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
The structure of using a house with residents from different eras is hardly unique, nor is the catalyst of a death and a legacy.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of legacy

Noun

Over the past two months, amid efforts to find what could be more than $20 billion to recapitalize insurance funds, Walter has sold his controlling interest in the Lakers and a minority share of Chelsea, the English Premier League club.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
LendingTree advises would-be parents to start a dedicated savings fund early, even years before a child arrives, and to park it in a high-yield savings account so interest can compound.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

Noun

Trump administration cuts to foreign aid and tighter refugee policies threaten the program as humanitarian needs grow.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Parental opposition, restrictive policies, stigma and the fear of being seen at a clinic can stand between girls and contraception, even as governments try to compensate for shrinking foreign aid.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreign aid

Noun

The government upped the allowance two years ago (from £5,000 to £10,500), but this year, nothing changed despite rising national insurance and statutory wages.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
In France, unions are asking for fatter government pensions and paychecks, along with increases in housing assistance, family allowances and a minimum-income benefit.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of allowance

Noun

In an onstage conversation with the endowment’s CEO, Damon Wilson, Díaz-Balart said Americans can take for granted freedoms other societies have lost.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The new strategic direction comes less than one year into Ford Foundation President Heather Gerken's tenure at the helm of the social justice funder's $18 billion endowment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of endowment

Noun

Although the advances typically have to be paid back over a couple of months, California law requires the interest to be measured and disclosed by an annual rate.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Galloping advances in technology invite subterfuge and theft.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of advance

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