Thesaurus results for TRUST FUND

trust fund

noun

Definition of trust fund

as in benefit

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Recent Examples of trust fund Among them was a Washington think tank that caused a stir with a paper that proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 To be sure, Social Security's trust fund is six years away from becoming insolvent, at which point the 70 million people who receive monthly benefits could see a 22% cut to their payments. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The county also wants to waive a requirement to keep at least $10 million in reserves in EEL’s trust fund. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The trust fund was established by his parents in 1993, the year of his birth, and was intended to benefit Reiner. — Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust fund

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Noun

The material benefit of the Emmys — of all awards shows, really — is almost entirely intangible.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026
The opportunity to learn from professionals in the field about working on engines and also learning from Miami-Dade College professors has been a huge benefit, said Rangel, the auto tech.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

Once again, the best sign that Venezuela’s ready for the dollar is that pretty much everyone not employed by the government, or receiving state aid or pensions in bolivar, is using the world’s most prized and safest currency.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
The spokesperson also said that on top of the cuts, the city is reducing spending by nearly $58 million and securing $120 million in state aid.

— Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of state aid

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The city of Atlanta has secured up to $50 million in philanthropic funding for Mayor Andre Dickens’ legacy project aimed at boosting development in historically underserved neighborhoods.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Once in office, Escalona quickly began to roll back parts of Carollo’s legacy, including transferring the Tower Theater back to MDC.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

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But the Fed under Warsh is widely expected to buck that pressure and hold rates steady next month, a consensus reflected in Fed funds futures contracts.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
As new investors look to buy or license those assets, the fund will reinvest any returns into its other programs.

— Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fund

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Musk’s officials infiltrated department after department, canceling contracts, firing employees, viewing sensitive data, and kneecapping programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as foreign aid.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Groups like Poy’s that rely on foreign aid are struggling as donors shift funding for humanitarian demining toward active conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and to more recent wars, like in Syria and Afghanistan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreign aid

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Roster changes on other days would likely be common, with allowances for some routine transactions like waiver claims and excused absences, such as paternity leave.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The new job comes with a starting salary of $305,324, a monthly car allowance, an annual cost-of-living adjustment and other benefits, according to the compensation package included in Tuesday’s City Commission meeting agenda packet.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of allowance

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In a Monday court filing, the DOJ said Trump secured $258 million in congressional funding for capital restoration in 2025 and recruited donors to finance an endowment.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
This should be of particular interest to pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and insurance companies that have committed billions to climate venture funds.

— Rob Day, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of endowment

Noun

If this wasn't enough, Salesforce on Wednesday announced a new product integration with Claude chatbot maker Anthropic, the very startup whose rapid technological advances this year fanned much of those AI disruption fears.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The way Aschenbrener explained it, advances in AI would soon enable humanity to unlock unlimited resources and colonize distant planets.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

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