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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The money will go toward unrestricted funds, which go directly to nonprofits that address community needs throughout Lake County, the release said.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Merch With a Cause On Thursday, Karol G unveiled special merch dedicated to the city of Los Angeles, with all proceeds set to go towards wildfire relief efforts.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2025
Texas Tech officials, for example, said 74 percent of its $20.5 million would go toward football, about 17 percent toward men’s basketball, 2 percent to women’s basketball, a little less than that to baseball and the rest to other sports.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden has already declared an emergency disaster declaration, freeing up federal funds to go toward the aid.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Merch With a Cause On Thursday, Karol G unveiled special merch dedicated to the city of Los Angeles, with all proceeds set to go towards wildfire relief efforts.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2025
Texas Tech officials, for example, said 74 percent of its $20.5 million would go toward football, about 17 percent toward men’s basketball, 2 percent to women’s basketball, a little less than that to baseball and the rest to other sports.
—Justin Williams, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
President Joe Biden has already declared an emergency disaster declaration, freeing up federal funds to go toward the aid.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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