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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Of the donation by Mindy Hildebrand, $1.5 million will support scholarships and leadership initiatives starting this fall, and $17.5 million will go toward an endowment — the Hildebrand MBA Excellence Fund — for the leadership program and full-tuition scholarships.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Secretary of Education Katie Jenner said during the session that some of the $100 million could go toward summer learning.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
The funding will go towards retrofitting a cable facility in the Netherlands to produce the hollow-core fiber, CEO Jason Eichenholz said.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
In April, Meta increased its 2025 capital expenditures to $64-72 billion, a massive chunk of which will go toward AI development.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Secretary of Education Katie Jenner said during the session that some of the $100 million could go toward summer learning.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
The funding will go towards retrofitting a cable facility in the Netherlands to produce the hollow-core fiber, CEO Jason Eichenholz said.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
In April, Meta increased its 2025 capital expenditures to $64-72 billion, a massive chunk of which will go toward AI development.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 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 Aug. 2025.
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