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.
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All proceeds go toward its nature and environmental education center.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Honoring the successes of the citizens is just as much a focal point at the annual Christmas open house as the poinsettias, the proceeds from which go toward funding scholarships and operations for the following year.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
The money will go toward Intel’s plans to expand its chip production in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Ohio, where the company is developing an upcoming $20 billion manufacturing hub to churn out next-generation processors.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
That $8 billion will go toward Intel’s factory-building efforts, the person said.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Honoring the successes of the citizens is just as much a focal point at the annual Christmas open house as the poinsettias, the proceeds from which go toward funding scholarships and operations for the following year.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
The money will go toward Intel’s plans to expand its chip production in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Ohio, where the company is developing an upcoming $20 billion manufacturing hub to churn out next-generation processors.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
That $8 billion will go toward Intel’s factory-building efforts, the person said.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 25 Nov. 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 21 Dec. 2024.
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