1
as in to fund
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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2
as in to establish
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college
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Recent Examples of finance
The old adage that making YouTube shows is a great way to break in has given way to the new reality that financing successful online content often requires a budget that rivals independent films.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 30 June 2025
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association is one of the largest and well financed unions, representing roughly 12% of the state’s 256,000 full-time employees.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Shell is a senior executive with RedBird Capital Partners, a private equity firm that is helping Skydance finance the Paramount deal.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The result ends up shifting more of the burden of financing local government from businesses to individuals, Semler said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 30 June 2025
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association is one of the largest and well financed unions, representing roughly 12% of the state’s 256,000 full-time employees.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Shell is a senior executive with RedBird Capital Partners, a private equity firm that is helping Skydance finance the Paramount deal.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The result ends up shifting more of the burden of financing local government from businesses to individuals, Semler said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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But is that true? To fund ideas such as free buses and childcare, Mamdani has proposed adding a 2% tax on New Yorkers earning more than $1 million per year, which his campaign suggests would raise $4 billion annually.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Located near a low-income and subsidized housing owned and operated by Carabetta, the new development also could be housing, potentially a mix of market-rate and affordable.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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In Miami-Dade, the freeze doesn’t impact the thousands of people currently relying on existing Section 8 vouchers to subsidize rent.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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