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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
Details around the public financing tools, including the STAR Bond district, have not been finalized yet. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 For years, small-time investors could gain the same kind of favorable financing available to buyers who planned to live in their homes. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
The approval follows a group of Democratic lawmakers in March sounding the alarm about foreign investors financing the merger. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Rising borrowing costs increase the expense of financing a property. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Sep. 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
  • Even if the order moves forward, there are still outstanding legal questions about its scope and weight after Congress intervened to limit OMB influence over NIH spending in a government funding bill passed earlier this year.
    — David Lim, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Supporters are urging the United Nations and the European Union to help extend the court’s mandate and provide funding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of funding
Noun
  • The water level of a major reservoir supplying the bustling capital city of Jakarta -- the world's biggest metropolis -- is dropping inch by inch.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, stocks have rocketed to record highs in recent years thanks to all the capital tied to the emergence of artificial intelligence, with investors looking to gain exposure to the trend.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of capital
Verb
  • Supporters say the federal government should not be subsidizing educational programs that don’t give their graduates financial independence.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Her data showed that people in low-risk areas were essentially subsidizing high-risk homes in California’s wealth enclaves such as the Pacific Palisades devastated by the January 2025 firestorm.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsidizing
Noun
  • Nigeria has faced high inflation in the three years since the removal of fuel subsidies raised costs for households and businesses.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The incentive would stack on top of state tax credits, combining to create the world’s most generous subsidies for film and TV.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • Her femininity ended up becoming one of her strongest assets.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And Proposition 42, which would prohibit taxes on financial assets and personal property other than real estate, is leading 54% to 43%.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of assets
Noun
  • Rather than surrender its ability to consider alumni and donor connections, Stanford withdrew from those programs and replaced the money from its multi-billion-dollar endowment.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The idea has been controversial in education circles and at Yale, where the university’s endowment is estimated at $44 billion.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of endowment
Noun
  • On September 18, the FCC approved an enormous infusion of foreign cash to finance the deal.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The award determined by audience ballot comes with a $10,000 cash prize.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • Existing law also blocks most states from systematically purging voters from their rolls within 90 days of an election, said David Becker, an election law expert who leads the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Take the quiz here … LISTEN Tune in as Republicans navigate unexpectedly tight midterm races, voter concerns over high living costs, the debate over AI regulation, and questions surrounding state voter rolls.
    — , FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of roll

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“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financing. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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