1
as in to fund
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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2
as in to establish
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college
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Recent Examples of finance
The chief executive officer leads the agency in its mission to partner with the private sector to finance solutions for critical challenges in developing countries, overseeing DFC operations and managing relations with other agencies’ foreign policy and investment agendas.
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Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
The departures of Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott could help to finance a British record bid for the Sweden striker.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Large parts corporate interests, including the powerful financial sector, resisted Biden’s push to raise taxes to finance green spending, often relying on Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona to block such advances.
—Nils Kupzok, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025
In 2009, Ellison raised $350 million, some from his father, to finance a five-year agreement with Paramount to co-produce movies.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Ally Goelz, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
The departures of Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott could help to finance a British record bid for the Sweden striker.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Large parts corporate interests, including the powerful financial sector, resisted Biden’s push to raise taxes to finance green spending, often relying on Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona to block such advances.
—Nils Kupzok, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025
In 2009, Ellison raised $350 million, some from his father, to finance a five-year agreement with Paramount to co-produce movies.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finance
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The chamber now provides direct business consulting, funding access assistance, grant navigation and advocacy training.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Avon has championed progress for women, contributed over $1B to crucial causes, and very importantly, funded breast screening for 20 million women.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The government will subsidize some payments on certain types of personal loans, to a cap.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Wisconsin flood insurance premiums just above national average Flood insurance policies are managed by FEMA and private companies with premiums subsidized by the federal government.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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