1
as in to fund
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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2
as in to establish
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college
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Recent Examples of finance
At $185 million, the price tag of Lurie’s 1994 purchase was believed to be the highest for an existing professional sports franchise at the time, and the deal wasn’t easy to finance.
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Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
If homeowners aren’t able to purchase homeowners insurance, lenders will be less likely to finance mortgages and home values will decline.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This follows the streamer’s commitment to invest 25% of its annual sales generated in France to finance local content (which represents roughly €40 million per year), including 70 movies that will come out in theaters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
As far back as 2005, Cohen reportedly claimed at a fan event that while most of the cast along with Donner and the original film’s executive producer Steven Spielberg were on board, Warner Bros., which owned the rights to the film, was unwilling to finance a sequel.
—John Russell, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
If homeowners aren’t able to purchase homeowners insurance, lenders will be less likely to finance mortgages and home values will decline.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This follows the streamer’s commitment to invest 25% of its annual sales generated in France to finance local content (which represents roughly €40 million per year), including 70 movies that will come out in theaters.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
As far back as 2005, Cohen reportedly claimed at a fan event that while most of the cast along with Donner and the original film’s executive producer Steven Spielberg were on board, Warner Bros., which owned the rights to the film, was unwilling to finance a sequel.
—John Russell, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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