rainy day fund
noun
US
: a fund of money set aside especially by a government to be used during a time of revenue shortfalls or budget deficits
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That’s not even considering the $27.1 billion of energy-tax money Hegar expects to build up in the state’s rainy day fund.
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Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
In 2014, voters passed Proposition 2, which updated the rules governing the Budget Stabilization Account (better known as the rainy day fund) and created the Public School System Stabilization Account.
—Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2023
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Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
In 2014, voters passed Proposition 2, which updated the rules governing the Budget Stabilization Account (better known as the rainy day fund) and created the Public School System Stabilization Account.
—Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2023
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“Rainy day fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy%20day%20fund. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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