hardship funds
Emergency financial assistance
Hardship funds are pools of money set aside to help people facing financial emergencies—unexpected job loss, medical bills, or other crises.
Universities maintain hardship funds for students who can't make tuition or rent.
Employers and charitable organizations offer them too: She applied to the hardship fund after her hours were cut.
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- reliefEasing of distress
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
aid · struggling · crisis · social services · tuition · scholarships · financial · cost of living · making ends meet · poverty · rent · utilities · bills · donations · charity · support · welfare · nonprofit
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Money set aside for leisure
investment capital · slush fund · play money · mad money · luxury spending
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Lucrative exit agreement
executive bonuses · performance bonuses · executive compensation · profit sharing · prize money
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Borrowed money arrangements
wages · salary · earned income · credit · debt financing
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