sinking fund
Example Sentences
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And if you haven’t already, start saving for the holidays by setting up a sinking fund.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024
A sinking fund is essentially a savings account you put aside for specific future expenses — holiday spending, in this case.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024
A sinking fund is a savings account dedicated to a particular expense that you fund gradually through regular payments.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022
As the pandemic has strained Spelthorne’s finances and led to a rise in rent arrears, the council has moved to tap the sinking fund.
From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2020
The uses to which the sinking fund had been applied in England and its inefficiency in the reduction of the national debt were well understood by the Secretary.
From Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by Van Buren, Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
