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financial support

financial support

36 2.1
Money given to help pay for a project, charity, or person
  • noun
  • /faɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt/
: apoyo financiero
  • The charity received substantial financial support to launch its new educational program.
  • provide financial support
  • receive financial support
  • financial support for research

And we couldn't do it without the moral and financial support of Heinrich Bell Foundation.

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Examples

  • We greatly appreciate your financial support.

  • We're also providing significant financial support to help pupils catch up on lost learning.

  • We need some type of financial support to keep all of this running.

  • Should a test prove positive, the family will withdraw their financial support for your restaurant immediately.

  • Forty percent of students reported having at least three sources of financial support.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I also need financial support to implement expansion.

  • The message of Harvard gratitude for financial support has been lost, at least for now.

  • The Koreans train 12 months a year and enjoy the full financial support of their national government.

  • The author received no financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article.

    Academic text (2011)
  • African American students may receive financial support for their education through scholarships, Pell grants, fellowships, or even loans.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

aid
vsfinancial support
826 1.0

Help given to people or places in need

is specifically about providing money or resources to make things possible
funding
vsfinancial support
672 2.6

Money that an organization or government gives for a project

is the general provision of money or resources not limited to institutional sources
assistance
vsfinancial support
648 1.0

Help given to someone that makes a task easier or gives money

focuses only on money or resource gifts rather than general task help
funds
vsfinancial support
566 1.0

Money available to spend for a specific purpose

is about money actually given to make something possible rather than just available
grant
vsfinancial support
349 3.5

Money given by a government or group for a specific purpose without payback

is broader, covering money from many sources regardless of repayment terms
support
vsfinancial support
223 1.0

Money given to help a person or project

is limited to money given rather than other kinds of help
financing
vsfinancial support
155 3.2

Giving money for a certain purpose, for example starting a business or buying a house

focuses on the resources given, not on the act of arranging them
backing
vsfinancial support
144 2.6

Help or approval, often with money, that lets a project continue

is specifically money or resources given to make projects or activities possible
financial aid
vsfinancial support
61 2.6

Money or support that helps people pay for school and living costs

is more general assistance to make things possible beyond education or living
sponsorship
vsfinancial support
54 3.5

Help and money a company gives to a person, group, or event

is mainly about giving money or resources without endorsement or publicity
financial assistance
vsfinancial support
17 3.3

Help by giving money or goods to people in need

aims to enable projects or activities rather than only relieving need
economic aid
vsfinancial support
12 3.2

People give money to help a country, organization, or person improve their economy

is broader, covering money for many goals, not only economic improvement
economic assistance
vsfinancial support
6 3.1

Money and resources given to help people and countries with their economy

is general money provided for any purpose, not only to boost economies
financial backing
vsfinancial support
5 3.1

Money given to help a project, business, or person

is the same meaning but uses more general wording

Antonyms

580 3.4

A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty

21 5.7

A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic

How Much

grant
349 3.5
financial support
36 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

financial + support

The meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'financial' (connected with money) + 'support' (funding or help), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to monetary help or funding. This adjective+noun composition is a common, literal pattern cross-linguistically and follows straightforward English semantics, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Financial support paints a simple image: financial means money and support means a hand or pillar that holds something up, so money 'holds up' a project. That's why it means 'money or resources given to make something possible'.