financing

noun

fi·​nanc·​ing fə-ˈnan(t)-siŋ How to pronounce financing (audio)
ˈfī-ˌnan(t)-,
fī-ˈnan(t)-
: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds
also : the funds thus raised or provided

Examples of financing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The project costs $46 million and Three Leaf Partners does not plan to ask for tax incremental financing, or TIF, according to the BizTimes, which first reported on the development. Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024 Hayko was the local contact and helped with financing while Feldman oversaw the logistics, flying in for events. Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024 The office building’s financing hid millions of dollars in payments to people and firms the public was never told about. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024 The company had a round of layoffs in 2022 and became more risk averse in its investments, going from fully financing scripted features like 2019’s Green Book and Roma, to just backing 25 percent of a documentary. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024 In addition to the $80 million in bonds, the Music Hall expansion would be funded with $45 million in private financing, which is already lined up. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024 Washington says that Iran provides extensive support to Hamas and to another militant group committed to armed resistance against Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in the form of financing, weapons and training. Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024 Biotech financing at its highest in two years After a three-year slump, biotech startups just had an excellent fundraising quarter — raising $6.8 million in venture financing. Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024 And that’s not all—Atos is looking for over €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in new financing for its business. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

from gerund of finance entry 1

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of financing was in 1865

Dictionary Entries Near financing

Cite this Entry

“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Legal Definition

financing

noun
fi·​nanc·​ing
: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds
also : the funds thus raised or provided
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