FINANCING Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

financing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of financing

as in funding

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as in capital

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financing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of finance

as in subsidizing

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

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defunding

as in establishing

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 financing

Noun

One little chunk of financing falls out and the whole thing falls apart. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 This new round of financing includes a Series E led by Baillie Gifford and BAI Capital, with participation from NBA Investments, Logitech, Medici Capital Partners, and the Raine Group, alongside a new credit facility with JPMorgan. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

When the 10-year yield goes up, so does the cost of financing a house or car. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Now that divide is breaking down fast, as traditional TV groups – who’ve seen linear advertising and viewing fall – are now keen to collaborate with global streamers to continue financing ambitious content and gain some scale. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for financing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for financing

Noun

In some cases, courts have ruled against the administration's grant funding cuts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
With its latest funding, Kanin plans to scale waste heat-to-power and other on-site generation projects across North American heavy industry, focusing on energy costs, reliability and emissions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of funding

Noun

The financial bets are large enough for boards to wince at capital expenditure implications.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Tuesday that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven other people since the start of the day, with attacks carried out on the capital's gas stations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of capital

Verb

The proposal is a significant departure from the original fund idea, which was created in the 1990s to help low-income parents remain active in the workforce by subsidizing childcare.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
No one considers states subsidizing Tom Cruise’s salary an attempt to save good-paying middle-class jobs, like a grip or focus puller.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsidizing

Noun

Connecticut was among the few states helping to cover the loss of federal health insurance subsidies by earmarking millions of dollars to soften the blow for more than 150,000 Connecticut residents.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
But official data shows around 40 million people across the country still depend on government living subsidies.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsidy

Noun

Per the plan, the gift amount will establish an endowment designed to support the program in perpetuity, thereby benefiting generations of students.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Two pieces by Lichtenstein and Warhol from the Sonnabend Collection Mantova, a museum Antonio helped open in northern Italy in 2025, will also be sold to build an endowment for the museum.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of endowment

Noun

At that point, the cost and structure of risk transfer may warrant the same financial analysis leadership applies to debt, capital expenditures and other major cash uses.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Step Back The crypto industry is waiting on the vote to deploy tens of millions of dollars in campaign cash.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cash

Noun

Yes, with fully accessible guest rooms, roll-in showers, and pool lifts (more details on their Accessibility Page).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
There’s a passage in the final movement when the full orchestra, reinforced by trumpets, trombones, tuba, and a thunder roll of timpani, clamber up to a teeth-rattling fortissimo.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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