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 will go toward supporting the opening of VNA’s new Primary Care Center, which offers services in both English and Spanish, at 323 Weston Ave. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025 Some of its funds will also go toward outreach and marketing of the new equipment for public use. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 25 June 2025 The funding will go towards procuring more ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF). Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 June 2025 That money can then go towards paying for more studio time. Clarissa Brooks, Rolling Stone, 20 June 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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