finance

1 to provide money for <a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City> Synonyms bankroll, capitalize, endow, fund, stake, subsidize, underwrite Related Words grubstake; cofinance, refinance; advocate, aid, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), patronize, sponsor, support; maintain, nourish, provide (for); clear, defray, discharge, foot, liquidate, pay, pay off, pay up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand; refund Antonyms defund

2 to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income <established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college> Synonyms endow, fund, subsidizeRelated Words establish, found, organize; bequeath, contribute, donate, subscribe, support, underwrite; award, grant; back, promote, sponsor; capitalize, invest (in)Near Antonyms draw, receive; subsistAntonyms defund, disendow