go toward(s)
phrasal verb
went toward(s); gone toward(s); going toward(s); goes toward(s)
: to help pay for (something)
My extra income is going towards a new car.
Your donations will go toward better sanitation for refugees.
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That includes the budget that your taxpayer dollars go toward and when the General Assembly is voting on certain bills.
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
This defies the general guideline that up to 30% of one's salary should go towards housing costs such as mortgage payments and utilities.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Proceeds from the spin-off can go towards more strategic internal investments and/or acquisitions.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
The other 50% of benefit proceeds will go towards Combs’ organizations of choice, which include Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
This defies the general guideline that up to 30% of one's salary should go towards housing costs such as mortgage payments and utilities.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Proceeds from the spin-off can go towards more strategic internal investments and/or acquisitions.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
The other 50% of benefit proceeds will go towards Combs’ organizations of choice, which include Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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