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.

Examples of go toward(s) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The proceeds from sales will go toward summer camps and mission trips for middle and high school youth, who often serve as volunteers with their parents, Castro said. —Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2025

Involuntary collection means the government can garnish wages, intercept tax refunds and seize portions of Social Security checks and other benefit payments to go toward paying back the loan. —Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025

Involuntary collection means the government can garnish wages, intercept tax refunds, and seize portions of Social Security checks and other benefit payments to go toward paying back the loan. —Addy Bink, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025

Those dollars were supposed to go toward tree removal and building sidewalks, curbs and an alley. —Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025