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
Rogers privately financed a $300 million renovation of Rogers Centre over nearly two years that transformed the building from its multipurpose sports roots to baseball focused.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
BlackRock bought more than $3 billion of bonds that the joint venture (dubbed Beignet) issued last week to finance the project, in a sale arranged by Morgan Stanley.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Affirm, which has financed more than $100 billion in transactions, says more than 90% of its borrowers are repeat customers — a key factor behind its strong credit performance.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Sony Pictures will finance and distribute theatrically the biopics worldwide.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
BlackRock bought more than $3 billion of bonds that the joint venture (dubbed Beignet) issued last week to finance the project, in a sale arranged by Morgan Stanley.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Affirm, which has financed more than $100 billion in transactions, says more than 90% of its borrowers are repeat customers — a key factor behind its strong credit performance.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Sony Pictures will finance and distribute theatrically the biopics worldwide.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finance
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The bill would pay for the creation of new dog parks and fund the cleaning of streets where dog owners fail to clean up after their pets, the same source reported.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Any future accommodation will be privately funded by King Charles.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The profitable football program heavily subsidizes other university athletic departments, and a decline could also impact alumni donations.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese government can then subsidize these products for export through cheap central or provincial government financing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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