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 deal was not fully financed when the sale agreement was reached.
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
It should also be noted that Demings is more than a little nervous right now about making any public promises about helping to finance a baseball stadium.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
Last month, the National Science Foundation, a government agency that finances much of the scientific research in the United States, began canceling hundreds of grants.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Titled Filmmaking & Distribution – in partnership with Cannes Next, the award will recognize companies, startups, entrepreneurs, and filmmakers whose technologies are reshaping how films are produced, financed, and distributed.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
It should also be noted that Demings is more than a little nervous right now about making any public promises about helping to finance a baseball stadium.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
Last month, the National Science Foundation, a government agency that finances much of the scientific research in the United States, began canceling hundreds of grants.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Titled Filmmaking & Distribution – in partnership with Cannes Next, the award will recognize companies, startups, entrepreneurs, and filmmakers whose technologies are reshaping how films are produced, financed, and distributed.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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To that end, Iran has funded, trained, and at times even created various proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various terrorist militias in Syria and Iraq.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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It will be used to fund several activities, including fellowships to train interdisciplinary scholars, technical development projects, and conferences brining together scholars in quantum biology and medicine.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Without it, these cases drag on for years while patent-infringing products, often subsidized by foreign governments, flood American markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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That is going away because the government should not be subsidizing these things ...—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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