sinking fund
Example Sentences
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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
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 different from other kinds of savings accounts — like an emergency fund or a traditional savings account — in a few ways.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022
“That sinking fund is over and above the £10m a year that is going into support the normal services of the council.”
From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2020
Originally I was in debt only £10,000; now I find myself indebted altogether £12,000; so that instead of possessing a sinking fund, as I had hoped, I am positively so much more in debt.'
From Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 by Ricardo, David
