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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Ohio State financed its roster through $20.5 million in name, image and likeness agreements, its athletic director said.
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Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
By bypassing congressional approval, the administration can redirect money from other federal programs to finance the effort and potentially complete the border wall Trump started during his first term in office.
—Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
That would involve, first, political and diplomatic cover, and then financing for the territory’s reconstruction, especially its shattered health and education systems.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
This is all the result of the stronger cash flow that the Small Business Deduction makes possible, and with a stronger balance sheet, banks have been more willing to finance growth.
—John E. Kelly Jr., Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
By bypassing congressional approval, the administration can redirect money from other federal programs to finance the effort and potentially complete the border wall Trump started during his first term in office.
—Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
That would involve, first, political and diplomatic cover, and then financing for the territory’s reconstruction, especially its shattered health and education systems.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
This is all the result of the stronger cash flow that the Small Business Deduction makes possible, and with a stronger balance sheet, banks have been more willing to finance growth.
—John E. Kelly Jr., Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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