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
Doran’s movie Henry, financed by Studio Canal, will shoot in 2026 with Ralph Fiennes starring.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
When a building’s occupancy rate is low, its owners will not be able to secure the loans needed to finance big projects.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
My stepbrother, a telenovela actor, agreed to play Valdez in a biopic; the film turned out to be written and financed by La Barbie himself, who often wandered the set.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
The trip taken by Garcia, Frost, Ansari and Dexter is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
When a building’s occupancy rate is low, its owners will not be able to secure the loans needed to finance big projects.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
My stepbrother, a telenovela actor, agreed to play Valdez in a biopic; the film turned out to be written and financed by La Barbie himself, who often wandered the set.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
The trip taken by Garcia, Frost, Ansari and Dexter is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finance
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The proposal would direct the fee payments to fund the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the nation's immigration courts, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Expanding the program would depend on funding approval by the legislature.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Tesla sells billions of dollars a year in credits to automakers that fall short of federal emission rules, and its cars are subsidized by tax incentives for electric vehicles — though Mr. Trump has called for a rollback of electric car subsidies.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Hamilton County agreed to subsidize financing for two new stadiums for the Bengals and MLB’s Cincinnati Reds.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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