to finance
- verb
- /ˈfaɪnæns/
- In the case of PBIS Maryland, the implementation was initially financed, managed, and led by the state team.
- finance projects
- finance development
- finance the construction
No, because he he didn't finance his oil drilling with debt.
- No, because he he didn't finance his oil drilling with debt.
- So curious how you financed all three of your feature films?
- I hope we can be part of the people that finance and support that change.
- How much could we finance on this thing?
- Most of and so most of the company was financed from a small seed round.
- Exactly how were you planning on financing that master's degree?
- It's not the best projects to get financed and, and, and produced and bought.
- So like Zimbabwe, their debt is financed with external money.
- And, you know, again, financed by taxpayers dollars.
- Also, of course, the sponsors who helped me finance all of this.
- These banks could then provide loans to their owners to finance their personal purchases of stock.
- This lending financed foreign purchases of American goods.
- Tim Cook was at the race because Apple TV is financing the project.
Examples
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The World Bank will grant Poland $300 million in credits to finance infrastructure projects.
Academic text (1990) -
We're saying that the expedition is being financed by a wealthy backer who wants to remain anonymous.
Fiction book (1999) -
I hope we can be part of the people that finance and support that change.
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How much could we finance on this thing?
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If it works again tomorrow, I'll finance the whole thing.
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So today is our second lecture on how to finance sustainable real estate.
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The problem in journalism now is how are we going to finance news gathering?
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The company also promised to consider establishing a fund to finance the long-term regional development plan.
Academic text (1999) -
Please understand that I cannot afford to finance any unexpected expenditures out of my own pocket.
Fiction book (2000) -
They decided to finance the charity project through community donations.
Synonyms
To give money for something you buy or owe
Earn money to support yourself or other people
To give money for a particular purpose
To give money to help a project, person, or organization
To pay part or all of someone's costs
Compounds
- Formal
A government official who manages a country's money, taxes and spending
Large, complicated money deals that happen between big banks, companies, and governments
- Specialized
The decisions and plans a company makes about money and investments
- Specialized
A business that lends money to people who cannot get loans from banks
- Specialized
Company owned by a maker that gives loans to dealers or buyers to buy its products
- Specialized
A company that lends money to businesses like manufacturers or wholesalers
An agency of the World Bank Group that gives money to private companies and guarantees loans to support development
- Specialized
A company that buys monthly payment agreements from stores and collects payments from customers
How Much
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
To finance something comes from the Latin finis, 'end' or 'to finish', because to pay money was to end a debt, and the same root appears in finish and final. So to finance a project is to give the money it needs so it can be completed.