financing

1 of 2

noun

fi·​nanc·​ing fə-ˈnan(t)-siŋ 

ˈfī-ˌnan(t)-, 

fī-ˈnan(t)-

: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds

also : the funds thus raised or provided

financing

2 of 2

present participle of finance entry 2

Examples of financing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Officials said during the Oval Office event that building the pipeline will take three years and that exports of liquified natural gas would begin two years after that -- but that was dependent on financing coming through fully. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Anton’s investment in The Creatives reinforces the financial strength of the group and provides additional access to equity financing. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Those are some of the key findings from a consumer survey by Synchrony, a consumer financing company, and Oxford Economics, an economics advisory and forecasting firm, which polled 2,000 shoppers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Both Queens’ Citi Field and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center also had financing that included PILOT bonds. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from gerund of finance entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for financing

• advancing
• enhancing
• entrancing
• romancing
• chancing
• dancing
• glancing
• lancing
• prancing
• refinancing

Legal Definition

financing

noun

fi·​nanc·​ing

: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds

also : the funds thus raised or provided