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to finance

to finance

248 3.3
To provide money to pay for something
  • verb
  • /ˈfaɪnæns/
: financiar
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • How much could we finance on this thing?

  • If it works again tomorrow, I'll finance the whole thing.

  • So today is our second lecture on how to finance sustainable real estate.

  • The problem in journalism now is how are we going to finance news gathering?

  • 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 pay
vsto finance
∞ 1.0

To give money for something you buy or owe

involves obtaining or supplying money for a need rather than single transactions
to fund
vsto finance
597 3.0

To give money for a particular purpose

is about getting money for any need rather than a single purpose
to provide
vsto finance
147 1.9

Earn money to support yourself or other people

focuses on supplying living needs rather than securing money for projects
to bankroll
vsto finance
28 6.3

To give money to help a project, person, or organization

is the general act of obtaining money for any kind of need
to defray
vsto finance
  • Formal
8 7.9

To pay part or all of someone's costs

is for arranging money broadly, not only for particular expenses

Compounds

A group of people who decide about an organization's money

A government person who manages a country's money, taxes, and spending

A business that lends money to people or small businesses

5 4.2

A government official who manages a country's money, taxes and spending

3 6.2

Large, complicated money deals that happen between big banks, companies, and governments

corporate finance
  • Specialized
3 4.1

The decisions and plans a company makes about money and investments

An agency of the World Bank Group that gives money to private companies and guarantees loans to support development

1 3.7

A business that lends money to people who cannot get loans from banks

Advice on managing your own money, for example saving and budgeting

1 5.5

A company that lends money to businesses like manufacturers or wholesalers

6.1

Company owned by a maker that gives loans to dealers or buyers to buy its products

sales finance company
  • Specialized
6.0

A company that buys monthly payment agreements from stores and collects payments from customers

How Much

to underwrite
  • Specialized
23 7.9
to bankroll
28 6.3
to finance
248 3.3
to sponsor
380 3.7
to fund
597 3.0

Surface Forms

finance infinitive
financed past
financed past participle
financing present participle
finances third person singular

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.