go toward(s)
phrasal verb
went toward(s); gone toward(s); going toward(s); goes toward(s)
: to help pay for (something)
My extra income is going towards a new car.
Your donations will go toward better sanitation for refugees.
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In November 2021, the North Carolina state budget earmarked about $50 million to go toward renovating three speedways — Charlotte, North Wilkesboro and Rockingham — which was made available via North Carolina’s cut of a federal post-pandemic stimulus package that had passed in February 2021.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Most of the $200.8 million will go toward streets and public safety.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
Led by investors from Klarna, PayPal Ventures and SumUp, this round will mostly go toward engineering salaries.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The city estimates the district will generate about $18.4 million in TIF revenue over the next 20 years that would go toward reimbursing the developers for costs associated with infrastructure, parking and other aspects of the redevelopment.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
Most of the $200.8 million will go toward streets and public safety.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
Led by investors from Klarna, PayPal Ventures and SumUp, this round will mostly go toward engineering salaries.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The city estimates the district will generate about $18.4 million in TIF revenue over the next 20 years that would go toward reimbursing the developers for costs associated with infrastructure, parking and other aspects of the redevelopment.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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