sinking fund

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Recent Examples of sinking fund Borrowers may look to sinking funds as a way to help plan for potential student loan debt cancellation. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 For those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea. Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025 Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once. Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble. Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013 In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund. Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022 If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Building and site sinking fund millage proposals for things such as infrastructure improvements and repairs, security improvements and technology upgrades were on ballots in Grosse Ile Township Schools. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
Noun
  • Therefore, long-term planning can play a crucial role in unlocking the financial flexibility that helps to allow retirees to sleep well at night, free from the fear of depleting their nest egg.
    Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • Braun was also involved in a $200 million catalog deal to Hipgnosis Songs (now Recognition Music) for Bieber’s songwriting interests, possibly the largest nest egg in music history for an artist under 30.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • In a city where almost every historic treasure has been laid bare, this vast subterranean labyrinth is an undiscovered world.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
  • Though, they have been known to try to snatch plastic water bottles and other treasures from guests' belongings (seems like fair revenge to me).
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Investment, insurance and annuity products are not FDIC insured, are not bank guaranteed, are not deposits, are not insured by any federal government agency, are not a condition to any banking service or activity and may lose value.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Cayley put her deposit down in February and traveled to Turkey in May.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 15 July 2025

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