sinking fund
noun
Simple meaning
A fund established by an economic entity by setting aside revenue over a period of time to fund a future capital expense or repay a long-term debt.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
singkihngfuhndSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪŋkɪŋˈfʌnd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
finance
A fund established by an economic entity by setting aside revenue over a period of time to fund a future capital expense or repay a long-term debt.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A fund established by an economic entity by setting aside revenue over a period of time to fund a future capital expense or repay a long-term debt.
Used this way, sinking fund is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a financial use: it has a settled meaning in accounting and business, where precision matters more than colour.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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