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<!-- generated: provider=openrouter model=arcee-ai/trinity-large-preview:free date=2026-02-19 source=book-5-chapter-03 -->
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# Sinking Fund
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## Definition
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A dedicated fund established to gradually pay off public debt, typically created
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from surplus revenues or savings from reduced interest rates, intended to
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accumulate over time for debt reduction.
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## Source Chapter
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Book V, Chapter 3
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## Context
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Smith discusses sinking funds as a mechanism for debt reduction that was
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sometimes created from savings when interest rates were reduced, though he
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notes these funds were often diverted to other purposes.
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## Economic Domain
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Regulation
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