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as in funding
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as in capital
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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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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
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Jan. 2026
After all, there are signs that the economy is improving (unemployment and inflation are declining), but after the economic struggles of recent years, and with household debt still high, an additional financing source won't hurt, either.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Katica Roy, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Before making offers, lock in financing pre-approval with current rate scenarios.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The investor is said to be a key part of the financing package Saks Global lined up to see it through bankruptcy.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Jan. 2026
After all, there are signs that the economy is improving (unemployment and inflation are declining), but after the economic struggles of recent years, and with household debt still high, an additional financing source won't hurt, either.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
The backbone of the American economy is being pushed from stable, professional roles into low-tier service work, resulting in an immediate 49% drop in income, and then financing their children’s basic nutrition with shadow debt.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Before making offers, lock in financing pre-approval with current rate scenarios.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for financing
Noun
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The new funding is a convertible note that brings the total venture investment in the startup to more than $160 million.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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The county says the funding would be used to invest in academics, safety, climate, and infrastructure, along with recruiting and retaining the district's more than 20,000 employees.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Community development financial institutions are banks, credit unions, loan funds and capital funds that have a mission to provide help to underserved, often low-income or rural, communities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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School can be an awful place, where social capital is built on a person’s acceptance by a group, and any difference is sniffed out and mocked, sometimes worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Charging people outside the city less than the full cost would mean Dallas taxpayers are subsidizing library services for nonresidents, said Rick Ericson, a spokesperson for the city of Dallas.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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In addition to subsidizing programs such as the one at North Park Village, the city also tried its own municipal recycling programs.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dumping coverage Marketplace plans from the Affordable Care Act no longer feel very affordable to many people, because Congress did not extend a package of enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Prior to the pandemic, ACA premium subsidies were only available to people with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level.—
Ken Calvert,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Mitsubishi has a total LNG production capacity across projects of about 15 million metric tons per year currently, and Atheon assets are estimated to add a similar capacity, doubling overall output.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Unresolved issues include how to restrict firms’ ability to pay customers yields on stablecoins — which has become a power struggle between crypto and banks — and how to rein in government officials’ ability to make money off digital assets.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The funds raised from the gala will be able to establish a new scholarship endowment, the Strenger Vasquez Legacy of Innovation Fund, named after SCC former presidents Dean Strenger, the college’s first president, and Juan Vasquez, SCC’s longest-serving president.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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The University of Texas at Austin sees 22% of its budget come from the state endowment and appropriations.—
Milla Surjadi,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Janet’s mother, Marilyn, was deeply insecure about having never finished college herself, and—newly flush with cash—offered to pay for four years of her children’s higher education (which cost, on average, $740 in the late 1970s).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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And just in case, she was laid to rest with some local currency, or spending cash, almost 1,000 Kaiyuan Tongbao coins tied to her waist and right leg, as per Arkeonews reported.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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While preventing ineligible voters from casting ballots is a valid goal, the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act assign the responsibility for maintaining voter rolls to states, not the federal government.—
Barbara McQuade,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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The cachitos—flaky croissant-like rolls stuffed with ham—are reason alone to make the trip.—
Outside,
Outside,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financing. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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