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
Blockbuster medicines are the exceedingly rare successes companies rely on to finance the rest of the R&D pipeline.
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Tomas J. Philipson, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
That means finding a way to offset revenues from oil extraction, which currently finance many municipal services, and are projected to drop from more than $50 million annually to around $21 million by 2035.
—Clay Marshall, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Like a car or home, most buyers finance RVs.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 June 2026
It was developed and co-financed by Telefilm Canada and Sky.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 June 2026
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Tomas J. Philipson, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
That means finding a way to offset revenues from oil extraction, which currently finance many municipal services, and are projected to drop from more than $50 million annually to around $21 million by 2035.
—Clay Marshall, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Like a car or home, most buyers finance RVs.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 June 2026
It was developed and co-financed by Telefilm Canada and Sky.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finance
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Nicks' donation completed the institution's $3 million fundraising goal for its endowed chair — the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member, often funded through philanthropy — which will support the medical school's further work and research, per its announcement on Thursday, June 4.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Beyond job creation, groups like Climate Jobs Illinois and the AFL-CIO argue that data centers provide communities with a reliable source of property tax revenue that funds local schools and infrastructure.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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The unsettling truth is that nearly every robust source of middle-class jobs left in New York City—health care, social services, and education—is directly or indirectly subsidized by the same public dollars now under strain.—
Michael Dresdale,
Washington Post,
5 June 2026
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The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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