1
as in funded
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 endowed
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 financed
Many were acquired between 2019 and 2022 at elevated valuations and financed with aggressive leverage, assumptions that are now being tested in a higher-rate environment.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Baked into that number is the film’s budget, which is being financed by FilmNation and is expected to be north of $10 million.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The original cost was was to be $14 million, financed by the referendum and capital outlays from the district.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
With this $1-billion project — financed with help from state and federal loans and grants, and with funds from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — Los Angeles will for the first time transform wastewater into purified drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Superfund excise taxes have financed hazardous waste cleanup.
—Nicolas S. Rohatyn, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth crossed the United States by train, financed by a loan from the American Association of University Women.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Arlington paid $325 million for the construction of the stadium, with the rest financed by the Cowboys.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
Southeast Asia has seen a proliferation of high-speed rail, mostly China-financed, but projects in Indonesia and Laos are expensive and behind schedule.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Baked into that number is the film’s budget, which is being financed by FilmNation and is expected to be north of $10 million.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The original cost was was to be $14 million, financed by the referendum and capital outlays from the district.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
With this $1-billion project — financed with help from state and federal loans and grants, and with funds from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — Los Angeles will for the first time transform wastewater into purified drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Superfund excise taxes have financed hazardous waste cleanup.
—Nicolas S. Rohatyn, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth crossed the United States by train, financed by a loan from the American Association of University Women.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Arlington paid $325 million for the construction of the stadium, with the rest financed by the Cowboys.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
Southeast Asia has seen a proliferation of high-speed rail, mostly China-financed, but projects in Indonesia and Laos are expensive and behind schedule.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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The total includes some positions were on the books but not actually funded during the 2025-26 school year, a district document states.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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The ads — funded by the Electronic Payments Coalition of banks, credit unions and card companies — argue that Illinois lawmakers must repeal the state's first-in-the-nation Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, slated to take effect July 1.—
Jerry Nowicki,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Tommy Caldwell appears to be endowed with this quirk of courage.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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For more than a century, general fund dollars — paid by all taxpayers — subsidized trash collection for single-family homes, while many other residents paid additional fees for their own private services.—
Kent Lee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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If your loans are subsidized, the government will pay the interest on your loans during that period, Kantrowitz said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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