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

Know More Concerns over DR Congo’s ability to turn committed financing into actual investment come on top of growing criticism over other delays in disbursing proceeds. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The consequence is a financing cliff that’s now closely dated. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

The arrangement pairs Tillman’s experience in developing and financing large digital and energy infrastructure with NANO Nuclear’s reactor technology and nuclear licensing capabilities. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 The consortium was tasked with designing, building and financing the project, and operating and maintaining the people mover for 25 years after its completion. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for financing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for financing

Noun

Voya plans to use the new funding for further technology development and initial deployments in 2027, followed by manufacturing scale-up in 2028.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
State Bags purchases support American children and families in need through funding and supply donations.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of funding

Noun

Drivers in the Iranian capital of Tehran are experiencing long lines at gas stations and temporary fuel shortages, according to Iranian news agencies, although authorities have insisted the overall fuel supply chain remains stable.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The precedent for what happens when that capital moves quickly is March 2020, when a rapid unwind of leveraged positions contributed to a breakdown of Treasury-market liquidity severe enough to require Federal Reserve intervention.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of capital

Verb

The intent is to win fast, but the capital that should fund growth ends up subsidizing speed.

— Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The first terawatt was mostly rich countries subsidizing the installation of solar, with China and poor countries still finding photovoltaics too expensive.

— Akshat Rathi, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidizing

Noun

Laesch argues Aurora has given away too much to developers and that economic growth should produce better-paying jobs without adding on corporate subsidies.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
This year, after Congress failed to extend pandemic-era subsidies, premiums skyrocketed for many ACA plans.

— Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidy

Noun

Dre in 2023 sold a collection of music income streams and other assets to Shamrock Holdings and Universal Music Group for more than $200 million.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
The national debt, at $40 trillion, is equivalent to almost 85% of all retirement assets in the United States.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of assets

Noun

The firm focused on growth investments, raising capital from endowments, foundations, sovereign funds, and family offices, but has since grown into an investment giant in the venture space.

— Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Waqf— an irrevocable endowment under Islamic law — can endow health, education, and other public goods over generations; they can’t be dismantled unlike government aid budgets.

— Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of endowment

Noun

Essayli has long made allegations of voter fraud in California, and lawyers in his office were involved in an unsuccessful lawsuit in which the Justice Department sought California’s unredacted voter rolls.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Julie Pierre, the 21-year-old owner of Roll and Dough, which operates out of a commissary kitchen in Sunrise, took to social media after the rolls went missing, initially believing they had been stolen.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

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