go toward(s)
phrasal verb
went toward(s); gone toward(s); going toward(s); goes toward(s)
: to help pay for (something)
My extra income is going towards a new car.
Your donations will go toward better sanitation for refugees.
Examples of go toward(s) in a Sentence
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Of the additional $35 million the district is seeking from Mecklenburg County, $14.2 million would go toward increasing teacher pay.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
The scholarship, which could be used for up to five years of full-time study or eight years of part-time study, would go toward paying for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The funding will mostly go toward the construction of TSMC's facilities, and federal payments will be made as milestones are hit.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Nearly all of the $109 million increase would go toward education and is related to a law Sanders signed last year that created a new school voucher program.
—Andrew Demillo, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
On March 5, Cudahy’s common council approved $30,000 of ARPA funds to go toward replacing the roof on the building which has been leaking.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Federal Highway Administration administrator Shailen Bhatt said the emergency funding would go toward managing traffic and supply chain disruptions, removing debris, and ultimately rebuilding of the bridge.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Federal Highway Administration chief Shailen Bhatt said in a press release the emergency funding would go toward removing debris, rerouting traffic, and ultimately rebuilding the bridge.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The $101 million DHS is asking for to fund the Integrated Surveillance Towers system in 2025 will largely go toward maintenance and repairs.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 12 Mar. 2024
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
The scholarship, which could be used for up to five years of full-time study or eight years of part-time study, would go toward paying for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The funding will mostly go toward the construction of TSMC's facilities, and federal payments will be made as milestones are hit.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Nearly all of the $109 million increase would go toward education and is related to a law Sanders signed last year that created a new school voucher program.
—Andrew Demillo, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
On March 5, Cudahy’s common council approved $30,000 of ARPA funds to go toward replacing the roof on the building which has been leaking.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Federal Highway Administration administrator Shailen Bhatt said the emergency funding would go toward managing traffic and supply chain disruptions, removing debris, and ultimately rebuilding of the bridge.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Federal Highway Administration chief Shailen Bhatt said in a press release the emergency funding would go toward removing debris, rerouting traffic, and ultimately rebuilding the bridge.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The $101 million DHS is asking for to fund the Integrated Surveillance Towers system in 2025 will largely go toward maintenance and repairs.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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