financing

noun

fi·​nanc·​ing fə-ˈnan(t)-siŋ How to pronounce financing (audio)
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

Examples of financing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In March, Toyota offered up to $40,000 cash back on a new $49,500 2023 Mirai Limited, a lower-range model, plus 0% financing. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024 But the next year, a regional development district approved public financing for the new facilities without going back to voters. David A. Lieb, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024 Members of Endeavor’s leadership team, including chief executive Ari Emanuel, executive chairman Patrick Whitesell and president and COO Mark Shapiro, will also roll over their equity, and new debt financing was secured by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Bank of America and other institutions. Marc Schneider, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024 His dealership provided the loans, unlike other car dealers which typically turn to banks to provide financing for auto purchases. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024 In 2022, Lindy and her producers were able to secure independent financing for the feature version, starring Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Meghann Fahy and Kayla Foster. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024 The company is nearly done with a pre-IPO financing round with a group of blue-chip health care investors, sources told FT. Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024 Cardinale was key to coming up with the innovative idea to create the Yankees’ YES cable network and helped the team assemble the financing used to build the new Yankee Stadium. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024 The company offers a broad array of products including sportswear, women’s wear, men’s wear, footwear and financing services. John Navin, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

from gerund of finance entry 1

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of financing was in 1865

Dictionary Entries Near financing

Cite this Entry

“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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
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