financing
Americannoun
-
financings
plural
-
the act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a purchase or enterprise.
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
“Renewed energy price increases have hit consumer confidence, and higher financing costs are likely to weigh on growth,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, there’s also hope that more infrastructure financing will be shouldered outside of the corporate bond market.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Tombs also thinks that the renewed strength in the jobs report in part reflects what has been a strong stock market—Thursday’s meltdown aside—and relatively easy financing environment for companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But the buyer can then apply for a conventional mortgage on the property after closing, a move called delayed financing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
But though financing is the key, other elements are no less important.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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
In its paperwork, SpaceX said it is required to use the proceeds from certain debt financings, as well as an IPO, to repay amounts outstanding under the bridge loan.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 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
And that doesn’t count other financings, including Meta’s creative off-balance-sheet funding of its Louisiana data center, described by colleague Adam Levine in last week’s Tech Trader column.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
