| 单词 | sustentation fund |
| 释义 | > as lemmassustentation fund sustentation fund n. a fund providing support for church ministers in meeting their living costs, esp. in the Free Church of Scotland. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for other purposes alms purse1530 privy purse1565 sinking fund1717 stakea1744 pension fund1757 spare-chest1769 road fund1784 revolving fund1793 community chest1796 provident fund1817 sustentation fund1837 wages-fund1848 slush fund1874 treasury chest fund1877 fall money1883 jackpot1884 provision1895 war chest1901 juice1935 fighting fund1940 structural fund1967 appeal fund1976 1837 Sheffield Independent 18 Feb. They had, however, a heavy expense in the sustentation fund for the maintenance of worn-out missionaries. 1869 Daily News 21 Oct. The Free Church of Scotland in 26 years had..raised a sustentation fund of 132,000l. per annum, so that every minister should have not less than 150l. a year. 1915 N. Munro in Glasgow News 15 Mar. 2/4 ‘Don't joke aboot the Sustentation Fund, Erchie,’ said Jennet with pious reproof. 2008 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 9 Dec. 4 Mr Macdonald received a regular stipend from a sustentation fund. < as lemmas |
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