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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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
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Joshua's agreement with the Saudi organisers financing the event stipulated the contest would take place in Britain and would have had to be renegotiated for a move to the United States.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
There’s also been borrowing in the loan- and asset-backed markets, as well as in construction financing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The warning triggered a jockeying for control among senior municipal bondholders, bond insurers and junior debtholders offering competing financing that could either stave off a bankruptcy filing or fund the proceeding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The cruise-ship operator said it had gotten debt financing from Morgan Stanley to pay for the investment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Will you be wanting financing? Would you like to talk with our finance manager?”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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
The financings were therefore material, meaning they should have been disclosed in the audited financial statements, accounting experts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
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