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
These are climate investments and must be recognized and financed as such.
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Vanessa Kerry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In September, the company co-led the $270 million raised by the Ugandan government to finance infrastructure spending.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Caruso and Steyer could easily finance campaigns for governor, freeing themselves from the chore of raising money and thus incurring political debts to supporters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Fifth Season will finance and produce with Closer Media’s Zhang Xin and Jonathan King, Bruce Cohen and William Horberg.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
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Vanessa Kerry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In September, the company co-led the $270 million raised by the Ugandan government to finance infrastructure spending.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Caruso and Steyer could easily finance campaigns for governor, freeing themselves from the chore of raising money and thus incurring political debts to supporters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Fifth Season will finance and produce with Closer Media’s Zhang Xin and Jonathan King, Bruce Cohen and William Horberg.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finance
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Without addressing these underlying drivers, and most importantly, rising hospital prices, then insurance will be expensive, whether it's paid for by patients or subsidized by taxpayers.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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