✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The report examined financing options at 72 large retailers and analyzed a nationally representative survey of 200 consumers. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 Crystalys is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that recently announced a $205 million Series A financing. Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025 Matching funds will be provided by tax increment financing. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025 What To Know According to Equifax’s report, which analyzed data through August of this year, lending activity has increased across first mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, consumer financing and student loans. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for financing

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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financing. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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

More from Merriam-Webster on financing

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!