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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That money would be split to go toward rural facilities, mental health and school safety, and literacy initiatives.
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Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
Of that massive number, $11.9 billion will go towards jewelry ($6.5B) and special evenings out ($5.4B).
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Feb. 2025
Proceeds from the event this year will go towards window coverings at the high school, as well as to other organizations, teams and clubs.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Organizers said all proceeds raised would go toward wildfire recovery.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
Of that massive number, $11.9 billion will go towards jewelry ($6.5B) and special evenings out ($5.4B).
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Feb. 2025
Proceeds from the event this year will go towards window coverings at the high school, as well as to other organizations, teams and clubs.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Organizers said all proceeds raised would go toward wildfire recovery.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for go toward(s)
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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