trust fund

noun

Property held by a trustee in a trust established by a grantor for a beneficiary.

Meanings

nountrust fund (plural trust funds)

plural trust funds

  1. lawProperty held by a trustee in a trust established by a grantor for a beneficiary.
  2. Loosely, a substantial inheritance of money.

Translations

German Treuhandfonds
  • Treuhandfondsproperty held by a trustee for a beneficiary
Latin fideicommissum
  • fideicommissumproperty held by a trustee for a beneficiary
Polish fundusz powierniczy
  • fundusz powierniczyproperty held by a trustee for a beneficiary
Portuguese fidúcia
  • fidúciaproperty held by a trustee for a beneficiary
Spanish fondo fiduciario
  • fondo fiduciarioproperty held by a trustee for a beneficiary
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APA

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MLA

“trust fund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trust%20fund. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trust fund,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trust%20fund.

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