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. 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 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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