financing

noun

fi·​nanc·​ing fə-ˈnan(t)-siŋ How to pronounce financing (audio)
ˈfī-ˌnan(t)-,
fī-ˈnan(t)-
: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds
also : the funds thus raised or provided

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For all that discouraging news, there was one potentially important result of the EBRI study: Many workers favor a government solution to the LTC financing problem. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Maybe today is the time to explore if a political will would exist to build a totally new financing structure for Baltic-Nordic co-productions. Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025 That policy recommends tax incremental financing assistance for such projects. Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Through a complicated law, the expansion of the financing district was stalled a year. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for financing

Word History

Etymology

from gerund of finance entry 1

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of financing was in 1865

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“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financing. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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financing

noun
fi·​nanc·​ing
: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds
also : the funds thus raised or provided

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