Synonyms of financed

financed

verb

past tense of finance

1

as in funded

to provide money for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funded
• subsidized
• capitalized
• supported
• bankrolled
• endowed
• sponsored
• underwrote
• staked
• endorsed
• backed
• maintained
• aided
• advocated
• refinanced
• paid
• championed
• patronized
• provided (for)
• defrayed
• liquidated
• cofinanced
• nourished
• stood
• grubstaked
• refunded
• paid up
• paid off
• sprang (for)
• footed
• discharged
• settled
• recompensed
• cleared
• quit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunded

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funded
• endowed
• established
• subsidized
• supported
• organized
• founded
• donated
• sponsored
• contributed
• granted
• bequeathed
• promoted
• awarded
• subscribed
• backed
• underwrote
• capitalized
• invested (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• defunded
• drew
• disendowed
• subsisted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of financed

He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

According to the plan, public radio and television would be financed from the state budget, and not from regular fees from individuals, households or businesses. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

As the buildout outgrows hyperscalers’ cash flow, new investment is increasingly financed by debt and off-balance-sheet partnerships. — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Its public announcement does not specify how the project will be financed or what returns it is expected to generate. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Wayfarer Studios financed the film, and UTA Independent Film Group is representing the film for domestic sales. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

The film was financed primarily through private investment, alongside French tax-credit support. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Just as the pound sterling and the City of London financed the British Empire, the dollar and Wall Street underwrite the American AI order. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Trukhan has financed her campaign with about $3,500 in loans from herself, according to the filings. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026