revolving fund

noun

any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
a U.S. government fund, with loans and repayments equalized, used to aid businesses affecting the public interest, as public utilities.

revolving fund

noun

a fund set up for a specific purpose and constantly added to by income from its investments

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Word History and Origins

Origin of revolving fund¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

“Not only will states have discretion over revolving funds and highway dollars, but there’s a big question of what they choose to fund,” says Adie Tomer, a senior metropolitan policy fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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This creates a revolving fund to be used over and over again.

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