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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More than 70% of the transportation provider’s operating costs go toward labor.
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Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
Eventually, developer fees from the project will go toward road construction, too.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The extra taxes go toward paying for public improvements like roads, parks and roundabouts.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative says unredeemed refunds go toward operating expenses for the beverage container redemption system.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
Eventually, developer fees from the project will go toward road construction, too.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The extra taxes go toward paying for public improvements like roads, parks and roundabouts.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative says unredeemed refunds go toward operating expenses for the beverage container redemption system.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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