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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Despite Freedom National’s mixed record—it would ultimately shutter in 1990—the bank was a community pillar that provided financing to many black-owned businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
ING is financing defense projects in countries including Poland, Germany, Italy and France, but has refrained from setting a specific long-term target for its activities in the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The offer could also face regulatory and financing hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
If organizers can secure enough partners and financing, he hopes the coalition can purchase the theater by winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
At my mother’s insistence, she, too, began school; the burden of financing both our educations rested entirely on my mother, even though my father tried to help from time to time.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Traditional money managers are also investors in the three companies, which have stayed private with many rounds of financings over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
First Brands’ massive off-balance-sheet financings were tightly integrated with the flow of inventory throughout its corporate empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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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