A fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities.

Roget 802: treasury, bank, exchequer, fisc, hanaper^†; cash register, kutcherry^†, bursary; strong box, strong hold, strong room; coffer; chest etc. (receptacle) 191; safe; bank vault; depository etc. 636; till, tiller; purse; money bag, money box; porte-monnaie [Fr.].    purse strings; pocket, breeches pocket.    sinking fund; stocks; public stocks, public funds, public securities, parliamentary stocks, parliamentary funds, parliamentary securities; Consols, credit mobilier [Fr.]; bonds.    ... show more