finance
noun
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
was financing
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past progressiveof finance.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Former Polar CEO Joel Riddle said he resigned after discovering Novatek was financing and controlling the strategic direction of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Bolt two: Allen was financing the Experience Music Project, his museum/temple to pop music at Seattle Center, and thought it would be cool to partner with a radio station.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
“He was very well linked, to the point where some people suspected he was financing extremist groups. I personally was convinced he was doing his job as a journalist and covering both sides.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2018
And the home affairs ministry has ordered an investigation into Naik’s Mumbai-based charity, the Islamic Research Foundation, over allegations that it was financing radicalism, according to multiple reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2016
I told him that, of course, I was financing large sums, and would require more or less discounts before the year was out.
From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Austin Bidwell
