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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All sale proceeds will go towards supporting scholarships and charitable donations from the garden clubs.
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Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
The tax exemption means that more of every dollar can go toward scholarships for students, lifesaving and life-enhancing medical research, and technological advancements that drive economic growth.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
All proceeds from the trip will go towards Variety Cares, the company’s nonprofit foundation, which supports initiatives striving for clean oceans, gender equality, and education.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
The administration's also proposing $175 billion to go toward the southern border and $134 million to strengthen trade enforcement.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 2 May 2025
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Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
The tax exemption means that more of every dollar can go toward scholarships for students, lifesaving and life-enhancing medical research, and technological advancements that drive economic growth.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
All proceeds from the trip will go towards Variety Cares, the company’s nonprofit foundation, which supports initiatives striving for clean oceans, gender equality, and education.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
The administration's also proposing $175 billion to go toward the southern border and $134 million to strengthen trade enforcement.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for go toward(s)
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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