as in resources
available money
will have to take a look at our finances to see if we can afford it
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as in funds
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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as in endows
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 finances
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Shortly after beginning his second stint as governor of California in 2011, Jerry Brown began promoting a two-pronged overhaul of how the state finances public schools.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Gem mining also finances ethnic armed groups fighting for autonomy, contributing to Burma’s long-running conflicts.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Myanmar produces 90% of the world’s rubies, but human rights groups urge jewelers to boycott the gems because the industry finances both military governments and ethnic armed groups fueling civil conflict.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The remaining funds, about 11 million euros, will go to Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, which finances scientific programs aimed at understanding the mechanisms of the disease, developing new treatments and improving the quality of life of patients and their families.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Money from these programs finances a dozen or so drinking water projects each year.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
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Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Shortly after beginning his second stint as governor of California in 2011, Jerry Brown began promoting a two-pronged overhaul of how the state finances public schools.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Gem mining also finances ethnic armed groups fighting for autonomy, contributing to Burma’s long-running conflicts.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Myanmar produces 90% of the world’s rubies, but human rights groups urge jewelers to boycott the gems because the industry finances both military governments and ethnic armed groups fueling civil conflict.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The remaining funds, about 11 million euros, will go to Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, which finances scientific programs aimed at understanding the mechanisms of the disease, developing new treatments and improving the quality of life of patients and their families.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Money from these programs finances a dozen or so drinking water projects each year.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finances
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Melius Research has modeled Alphabet's free cash flow flipping negative next year as the company funds the build-out.—
Ashley Capoot,CJ Haddad,Samantha Subin,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Who funds migration when one function owns the service but another carries the cryptographic dependency?—
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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For Prior, landing a partnership with Capital One is major, mainly because the bank subsidizes its trips to ensure guests actually have a great experience.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Off Campus, adapted from a series of books by the Canadian writer Elle Kennedy, is about a music student named Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) who subsidizes her studies with shift work at the stadium where Garrett is a star player on the college hockey team.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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“Finances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finances. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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