financing

American  

[fi-nan-sing, fahy-nan-] / fɪˈnæn sɪŋ, ˈfaɪ næn- /

noun

1. the act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a purchase or enterprise.

2. the funds so obtained.

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Etymology

Origin of financing

First recorded in 1820–30; finance (verb) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

First Brands has also sued the brother, Edward James, alleging he orchestrated “usurious” financing deals for kickbacks from financier Onset Financial.

From The Wall Street Journal

Concerns about CoreWeave’s financing model and a significant delay in one of its data-center projects have caused the stock to plunge since October.

From The Wall Street Journal

These trades require substantial leverage and depend on abundant repo financing.

From Barron's

For the privilege of keeping the liability off their balance sheet, they are incurring an additional 1.5 percentage points of financing costs.

From Barron's

The little guys may not have the scale, financing, expertise, or intellectual property to sustainably compete with the heavy-hitters.

From Barron's

Related Words

• expenditure
• funding
• loan
• outlay
• payment