- present participle of finance.
financing
Americannoun
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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.
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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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The head of ConocoPhillips wanted U.S. government financing.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
It would detract from a key virtue of Eurobonds in a country’s financing mix: simplicity, for issuers and for investors.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Under the new rules, the tenant doesn’t have to wait to move in if the premises receive other federal financing and an inspection was conducted within the past year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
And it placed limitations on state provider taxes, which are used by states to fund their portion of Medicaid financing.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
I know from Janice that Sherrie’s husband is away most of the time, he’s in Tokyo right now working on bridge financing for an industrial complex in Bangladesh.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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