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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The money raised, the nonprofit said, would go toward stewardship, trail construction, restoration, and infrastructure.
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
About $704,000 will go toward the creation of three lighted pickleball courts, complete with fencing and a restroom facility, at Municipal Park in White House.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 18 July 2025
Thanks to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, not a SINGLE penny in Federal Dollars will go towards this Newscum SCAM ever again.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Your donation will go towards medical costs, accommodation, travel, time away from work, and the many unexpected things that come with trauma.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 July 2025
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
About $704,000 will go toward the creation of three lighted pickleball courts, complete with fencing and a restroom facility, at Municipal Park in White House.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 18 July 2025
Thanks to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, not a SINGLE penny in Federal Dollars will go towards this Newscum SCAM ever again.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Your donation will go towards medical costs, accommodation, travel, time away from work, and the many unexpected things that come with trauma.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 July 2025
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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