financing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of financingnext
1
as in funding

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2
as in capital

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financing

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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
As JPMorganChase put it in a recent report, China possesses important strengths in the AI race, including its robust support for open-source AI ecosystems, despite America’s leadership in frontier models, semiconductor design, and AI financing. — James Marks, Fortune, 23 July 2026 An acquisition opportunity may require immediate access to financing. — Christine Guzman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
Chambers is allegedly wanted for money laundering and providing support to Hamas, following years of financing anti-Israel and anti-West organizations and protests. — Asra Q. Nomani , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 The United States helped Israel absorb some of the war’s direct costs by financing weapons, replenishing interceptors, and reinforcing Israel’s air defenses. — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 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
  • But after the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, Lama and more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide found themselves out of a job.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Loans range from $2,000 to $10 million, often with same-day funding and competitive advances up to 80% of value.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of funding
Noun
  • Air defenses were activated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, according to state media.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • In today’s cultural economy, where archival fashion pieces, horology, and unique collections blur with investment strategy, the ability to maintain image and ownership while accessing capital quietly is increasingly prized for some.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of capital
Verb
  • How Freedom Fuel is subsidizing the cost of its cheap gas is unclear.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, despite whatever financial pressures hang over universities, a growing number of them are still subsidizing their athletic departments to cover mounting costs.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of subsidizing
Noun
  • At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • This is the true bureaucracy standing in the way of housing that families can afford — not federal programs or subsidies helping those very families stay housed.
    — Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • The $14 billion in assets in the four funds isn’t close to covering the $51 billion in collective liabilities.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • And because local equity markets performed so strongly, Israeli investors shifted long‑term investments back into shekel‑denominated assets, strengthening the currency.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Definition of assets
Noun
  • Washington also bars its pension funds and college endowments from investing into Chinese firms developing sensitive technologies.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Its endowment had topped $23 billion as of 2024 – the largest for any K-12 private school in the United States.
    — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of endowment
Noun
  • Police located a third gun and an undisclosed amount of cash inside of a bag in a closet, BPD said.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
  • Conforti, an energy consultant making her third run for Congress, had less than $23,000 in campaign cash as of June 30.
    — Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • In a court filing Friday, Paramount agreed to slow its roll, legally speaking.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The godless ’60s had radicalized many Christians who saw the toxic stew of drugs, rock ’n’ roll, and shallow commercialism as a sign of the end times and vowed to reverse the demonic tide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
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