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.
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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.
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The developers secured nearly $133 million in construction financing from an Arkansas bank last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Restricting commercial activities and financing of a firm involved in the fires will make that company "a corporate pariah", he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The head of Gordon Brothers' European operations reportedly told the government that the firm stood by its stewardship and had given Poundland £85m in additional financing since its purchase in 2025.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
What are they: Providers of direct loans and financing to small- and middle-market private companies, available in closed-end funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
He was very busy with his politics and his business, traveling constantly, financing new political campaigns, buying land and tractors, raising race horses, and speculating on the price of gold, sugar, and paper.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
The number of venture-capital first financings for AI startups in the U.S. went from about 2,150 in 2022 to almost 3,400 last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The financings haven’t closed, and the terms of the deals could still change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
Yet so far in 2026, companies with investment-grade ratings have been issuing more “borrower-friendly” financings than anticipated, according to Del Vecchio, who noted some companies issuing equity along with debt.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
“They really copied this from us,” a CoreWeave executive told me, speaking of these debt financings.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
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