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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The money would go toward climate change adaptation or resilience infrastructure.
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Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Under that mechanism, new property tax revenue that would normally go toward the coffers of the city, facing a $66 million budget deficit, is redirected toward helping the developer fund the project — paying for infrastructure such as roads, stormwater and sewer improvements.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
According to GoFundMe, the money raised will also go toward assisting the workers who were injured in the crash.
—Kaitlyn Hart, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
Shockingly, less than a quarter of the roughly $4 billion in credits in this program go toward zero-emissions vehicles aligned with Newsom’s vision for clean transportation.
—Amelia Keyes, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Under that mechanism, new property tax revenue that would normally go toward the coffers of the city, facing a $66 million budget deficit, is redirected toward helping the developer fund the project — paying for infrastructure such as roads, stormwater and sewer improvements.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
According to GoFundMe, the money raised will also go toward assisting the workers who were injured in the crash.
—Kaitlyn Hart, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
Shockingly, less than a quarter of the roughly $4 billion in credits in this program go toward zero-emissions vehicles aligned with Newsom’s vision for clean transportation.
—Amelia Keyes, The Mercury News, 23 May 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 6 Jun. 2024.
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