trust funds

noun

plural of trust fund
as in funds

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  1. funds
  2. benefits
  3. legacies
  4. endowments
  5. stipends
  6. allowances
  7. advances
Noun
  • Less wealthy associations within and outside the confederation have relied heavily on FIFA funds via Infantino’s FIFA Forward program, the precursor to FFE, which was introduced by him in 2016.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Here, the bankruptcy trustee knew about the Purplemed sale for $15 million and that most of the funds were in the Children's Trust.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • The 78-year-old Larson was poised to be influential inside a potential Democratic majority and has led the party on efforts to expand Social Security benefits and fortify the program into the future.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, sardines are often packed in tins with extra virgin olive oil, so you get added anti-inflammatory benefits.
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • Valentino Giovanni Luchin is a man in his 60s with two wildly different legacies — he is known as a talented, hardworking Italian chef and an inept bank robber.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • High school football season has arrived in Southern California and with it the hopes and aspirations of players looking to earn championships, league titles and create longstanding legacies.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of legacies
Noun
  • In contrast, colleges that husbanded big endowments from wealthy alumni could rely on income from these assets to finance much of their college operations; tuition has been less important and can be waived for high-achieving prospective students.
    — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Once largely confined to elite private universities with high sticker prices and large endowments, free tuition offers have become increasingly common.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of endowments
Noun
  • The union’s top priorities include a 20% raise across three years, telework — which would include $25 commuting stipends for those required to work in-person — and health benefits to ensure accessibility to affordable medical services.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Backup child care, more predictable scheduling, child care stipends, and partnerships with local providers helped employees stay at work while reducing costly turnover.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of stipends
Noun
  • Individuals can still transfer crypto abroad under personal allowances – up to 2 million rand (~$120,000) annually without pre-clearance and up to 10 million rand with tax authority clearance.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There are special allowances for vehicles at least 100 years old, believe it or not, but as this AutoWeek explainer from 2024 spells out, good luck trying to ship a ’60s Mustang across the world to drive it on their streets.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of allowances
Noun
  • They are designed to hold the developer accountable as the project advances, create substantial construction demand for skilled trades workers and support long-term careers in engineering, cybersecurity and advanced technology operations.
    — Ron Kitchens, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The daily operation of DeepMind, which works on the underlying AI research that fuels all of Google’s Gemini advances, will be handed off to Koray Kavukcuoglu.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of advances
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