as in resources
available money
will have to take a look at our finances to see if we can afford it
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as in funds
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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as in endows
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 finances
Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The tax money supports the district’s operating fund, which finances bus transportation, utility bills, repairs and maintenance.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Putin created the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives four years later, which finances exhibitions, festivals, and art that rehabilitate Moscow’s image both at home and abroad.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The local surfing scene mainly finances the cost through crowdfunding campaigns.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The Condecine revenue feeds into the Fundo Setorial do Audiovisual (FSA), the country’s main incentive fund for indie production that also finances distribution and the exhibition infrastructure.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
That neighborhood's new commercial developments generate property tax revenue that finances downtown improvements.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gisela Sánchez Maroto In 2023, Gisela Sánchez Maroto became the first woman to lead the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, an $18 billion (assets) multilateral development bank that finances infrastructure, energy, health and education projects across Central America and the Caribbean.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The tax money supports the district’s operating fund, which finances bus transportation, utility bills, repairs and maintenance.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Putin created the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives four years later, which finances exhibitions, festivals, and art that rehabilitate Moscow’s image both at home and abroad.
—Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The local surfing scene mainly finances the cost through crowdfunding campaigns.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The Condecine revenue feeds into the Fundo Setorial do Audiovisual (FSA), the country’s main incentive fund for indie production that also finances distribution and the exhibition infrastructure.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
That neighborhood's new commercial developments generate property tax revenue that finances downtown improvements.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finances
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The Netherlands funds 36 kinds of schools while requiring students in all of them to take common, knowledge-rich assessments.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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The agreement funds most federal agencies through September but extends Department of Homeland Security funding for only two weeks.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Medicaid subsidizes elder care only for the lowest-income seniors, and states are not required to cover home- and community-based care at all.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Idaho Child Care Program, which is mostly funded by the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant, subsidizes some child care costs for Idaho’s low-income working families, said Greg Stahl, a spokesperson for the Health and Welfare Department.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Finances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finances. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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