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 proposal is expected to generate $10 million in revenue for the city, which would go toward the expansion of the Fort Worth Convention Center. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2024

The competitors are battling not just to win this event, but for points to go toward their PPA ranking during the 26 stops on the tour. —Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024

Most of the $1.48 million earmarked for the program will go toward paying staff. —Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024

In January, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, speaking from a bomb shelter in Kyiv, pledged to allocate another $37 million to a NATO fund for Ukraine; the money will go toward the purchase of drone detection systems. —Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024

Those funds go toward improving and marketing local attractions. —James A. Jones Jr., Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024

The funding will go toward building a second chip factory and packaging facility in Taylor, Texas, which is near Austin. —Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024

Half of the proceeds from the app will go towards AWB and the recycling program. —USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024

Of the additional $35 million the district is seeking from Mecklenburg County, $14.2 million would go toward increasing teacher pay. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024