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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On the contrary, the Trump administration's new indirect cost rate will allow more funding to go towards direct scientific research costs rather than bloated administrative overhead.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Proceeds from the performance will go toward rebuilding the arts programs at the affected schools.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
All proceeds go toward providing life-affirming services to women, men, students and families through our Real Options medical clinics and outreach programs in the Bay Area.
—Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Proceeds from the show go toward the British Phonographic Industry charitable branch, BRIT Trust, which focuses on improving lives through music and the creative arts.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Proceeds from the performance will go toward rebuilding the arts programs at the affected schools.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
All proceeds go toward providing life-affirming services to women, men, students and families through our Real Options medical clinics and outreach programs in the Bay Area.
—Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Proceeds from the show go toward the British Phonographic Industry charitable branch, BRIT Trust, which focuses on improving lives through music and the creative arts.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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