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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Only a small amount of tax revenue would go toward light rail.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The money will go toward programs that support survivors of relationship violence.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
Sixty percent would go toward comprehensive homelessness services, essentially replacing the existing revenue from Measure H.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The new Cali fund, operated by the UN, will go toward conserving biodiversity — the plants and animals from which all that genetic information stems.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The money will go toward programs that support survivors of relationship violence.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
Sixty percent would go toward comprehensive homelessness services, essentially replacing the existing revenue from Measure H.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The new Cali fund, operated by the UN, will go toward conserving biodiversity — the plants and animals from which all that genetic information stems.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 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 Nov. 2024.
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