- present participle of finance.
financing
Americannoun
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financings
plural
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the act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a purchase or enterprise.
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the funds so obtained.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of financing
Explanation
Financing is the process of finding money for something you want. If you don't have enough money to buy the hot new video-game, you could try telling your parents that you need help financing your leisure activities. Notice the similarity between finance and finish? The root of both words is fin, which is Latin for "end," or "limit." Originally, financing meant ending a debt. If you owed money, you might ask a bank to finance you. Eventually people began asking banks for money even when they didn't owe anything. Now the word can be used to talk about getting money for almost any project, from a video-game purchase to a war.
Example Sentences
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In the 2026 fiscal year, Oracle has raised $43 billion in debt financing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
In this role, the lawsuit said, she was responsible for originating and developing projects, attaching filmmakers, assembling financing and producing films from preproduction through delivery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is an early step in what is shaping up to be a complex package of financing to support the Ohio development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The IMF said in its statement that it would also require "receipt of the necessary financing assurances from Senegal's partners".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Will you be wanting financing? Would you like to talk with our finance manager?”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
Moore and his team arranged for the four businesses to set up entities for the financings, and he was often the one those businesses called with questions, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“They really copied this from us,” a CoreWeave executive told me, speaking of these debt financings.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
That could signal that bond yields will push higher, keeping rates on new consumer loans, mortgages and corporate financings elevated.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026
The purchase gave Blue Owl a seat at the table to bid on mega AI financings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
That’s not counting another $2.3 billion in off-balance-sheet financings and $600 million of unsecured other debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
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