Synonyms of finance

finance

verb

1

as in to fund

to provide money for

a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fund
• subsidize
• underwrite
• support
• capitalize
• bankroll
• endow
• stake
• sponsor
• endorse
• aid
• refinance
• back
• maintain
• advocate
• pay
• provide (for)
• champion
• defray
• cofinance
• pay off
• patronize
• pay up
• grubstake
• liquidate
• refund
• stand
• spring (for)
• nourish
• settle
• foot
• discharge
• quit
• recompense
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defund

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fund
• establish
• endow
• found
• subsidize
• support
• organize
• contribute
• grant
• promote
• underwrite
• sponsor
• donate
• award
• subscribe
• invest (in)
• back
• bequeath
• capitalize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• defund
• draw
• disendow
• subsist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of finance

These local mutual aid efforts are typically self-managed and financed through their own networks and diaspora remittances. — Peter Hailey, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

As mineral investments heat up across Africa, resource-rich governments are trying to raise more tax revenue from mining without driving away the foreign investors that finance the sector. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 16 July 2026

Studiocanal fully financed the film and will release it theatrically in Italy, the UK, France, Germany, Poland, the Benelux, Australia and NZ. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 July 2026

That film, which was financed by Amazon MGM, was recently sold to Neon soon after Amazon struck a $50 billion web services deal with OpenAI. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 July 2026