sinking fund

sink fund

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [singk fuhnd]
- /sɪŋk fʌnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [singk fuhnd]
- /sɪŋk fʌnd/

Definitions of sinking fund words

noun sinking fund a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue. 1
noun sinking fund finance: to repay debt 1
noun sinking fund a fund accumulated out of a business enterprise's earnings or a government's revenue and invested to repay a long-term debt or meet a depreciation charge 0
noun sinking fund a fund made up of sums of money set aside at intervals, usually invested at interest, in order to meet a specified future obligation, as the retirement of bonds at maturity 0
noun sinking fund A sinking fund is a fund where a company sets aside money for future repayment of bonds. 0

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Origin of sinking fund

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Sinking fund

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sinking fund

sinking fund popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sinking fund

noun sinking fund

life savings — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.

Just one Synonym for sinking fund