Rainy Day Fund


Rainy Day Fund

1. In the United States, savings put aside by individual states to pay for services when revenues fall below expenditures. That is, when the state is required to spend money in excess of its tax and other revenue, it may use the rainy day fund to make up the difference. States put a certain percentage of their budget surpluses into their rainy day funds. Rainy day funds are especially important for states that have balanced budget amendments in place.

2. More broadly, any savings especially set aside for a specific purpose.