1
as in to fund
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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2
as in to establish
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 finance
The film will be financed with support from Australian and European federal and state funding agencies and local tax incentives.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Medicaid is jointly financed by states and the federal government but administered by states within federal rules.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
In the general fund, where most village services are financed, the village expects a starting balance of $47.8 million and revenue of $71.5 million from sources including property taxes and sales taxes.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Its helped finance 150 international screenings for films in its 2024 selection, and organized another 400 events in its 250 partner cinemas in France.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Medicaid is jointly financed by states and the federal government but administered by states within federal rules.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
In the general fund, where most village services are financed, the village expects a starting balance of $47.8 million and revenue of $71.5 million from sources including property taxes and sales taxes.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Its helped finance 150 international screenings for films in its 2024 selection, and organized another 400 events in its 250 partner cinemas in France.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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