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
Lindsay hoped that taxing these groups would help furnish the revenue needed to finance the city’s social programs.
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Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The 20-year lease — with two five-year extension options — will help finance the makeover of the park as well as ongoing operations and maintenance.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
In addition, manufacturers would be required to finance, operate and report to the state on the post-consumer management of their tire products.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
Bear Stearns shareholders got $10 a share, while thousands of families who were sold toxic subprime mortgages financed through Bear Stearns—the same mortgages that the Fed refused to regulate—lost their homes.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
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King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.—
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Most of Spanberger’s affordability plans force average citizens to subsidize other groups, such as climate companies and smokers, through their regular purchases.—
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The Kansas Department of Commerce is defending its plan to heavily subsidize the Kansas City Chiefs’ next stadium against critics who say the deal’s terms could potentially leave the state in a financially precarious position.—
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“Finance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finance. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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