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
The federal government finances the country's debt by selling Treasury bills to investors, who prize the asset because of the country's sterling credit rating and its guarantee of making good on interest payments.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, there’s also a matter of financing the endeavors.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
Who will finance the massive budget deficit?
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Christian leaders then established a nonprofit that allowed fans to finance The Chosen with tax-deductible donations, 100 percent of which went to the production.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, there’s also a matter of financing the endeavors.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
Who will finance the massive budget deficit?
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Christian leaders then established a nonprofit that allowed fans to finance The Chosen with tax-deductible donations, 100 percent of which went to the production.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for finance
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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