financing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of financingnext
1
as in funding

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2
as in capital

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verb

present participle of finance
1
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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2
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
Russia’s limited sources of financing are being squeezed Russia’s economic numbers don’t look that bad — on the surface. — David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The immediate answer, Proto said, is to eliminate public financing, a system that has been strongly defended by the Democrats who control the legislature. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
Infrastructure development funds will be scarcer in 2027 as financing under the European Union’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery program ends this year. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Youssef is directing from his own script, with his Cairo Cowboy producing alongside Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie for Central; Christopher Storer and Tyson Bidner for American Light & Fixture; and A24, which is financing the project. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for financing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financing
  1. funding
  2. capital
  3. subsidizing
  4. subsidy
  5. assets
  6. endowment
  7. cash
  8. roll
Noun
  • Rendezvous will use the funding to advance its spacecraft designs and prepare for flight demonstrations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • There are some who will argue that the US government is putting sufficient resources towards AI development — even if that funding isn’t focused on safety and security.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of funding
Noun
  • Alaska Airlines, Boise Airport’s main flight provider, will soon launch nonstop service from Idaho’s capital city to Santa Rosa, California.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of capital
Verb
  • Does this project provide enough public good to justify taxpayers subsidizing a private company’s tax liability?
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • By publicly subsidizing childcare, particularly for low-income families and special needs kids, policymakers can help close the affordability gap for high-quality care.
    — Caitlyn Collins, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidizing
Noun
  • From arena subsidies and homelessness policy to data centers and affordable housing, candidates across the Sacramento region are making statements that could shape voters’ choices.
    — Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In the 2025 draft report obtained by the Herald, FDOT argued that the state’s EV charging network was flourishing, thanks to private market investments, and didn’t need additional government subsidies.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • Bloomberg | Getty Images Analysts had expected a rally in Brazilian assets before Sunday's election results, with Bolsonaro holding a narrow lead earlier this month.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Why ships and airfields need new defenses China’s research focuses on defending valuable assets.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of assets
Noun
  • In an onstage conversation with the endowment’s CEO, Damon Wilson, Díaz-Balart said Americans can take for granted freedoms other societies have lost.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The new strategic direction comes less than one year into Ford Foundation President Heather Gerken's tenure at the helm of the social justice funder's $18 billion endowment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of endowment
Noun
  • The 2026 midterm elections are set to become the most expensive on record, as Republicans pour cash into battleground races to defy history and maintain control of Congress.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That allows rights owners to unlock cash from income streams that may continue for decades.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • The two groups sued the Homeland Security Department in early October to prevent it from using federal immigration data to challenge state voter rolls.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The panel also questioned the accuracy of the government’s data, which was compiled by cross-checking portions of California’s voter rolls, purchased by an undisclosed party, against government immigration records.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of roll

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“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financing. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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