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 donations will go towards short-term reconstruction along with the long-term goal of preventing these natural disasters in the future.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Often that money would go towards taking her grandma, Barbara, out dancing on the Avon Boardwalk.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Leading up to the event, Lagway announced a six-figure donation to Florida Victorious, UF’s NIL collective, to go toward the Gators women’s sports programs.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
However, the telco industry has some way to go toward seeing transformational cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Kehoe added.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Often that money would go towards taking her grandma, Barbara, out dancing on the Avon Boardwalk.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Leading up to the event, Lagway announced a six-figure donation to Florida Victorious, UF’s NIL collective, to go toward the Gators women’s sports programs.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
However, the telco industry has some way to go toward seeing transformational cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Kehoe added.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 14 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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