financing

[ fi-nan-sing, fahy-nan- ]

noun

1. the act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a purchase or enterprise.
2. the funds so obtained.

Word History and Origins

Origin of financing¹

First recorded in 1820–30; finance (verb) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

This represents major progress in reducing conflict financing.

From The Daily Beast

All of these changes to college financing occurred at exactly the time when college education became a necessity.

From The Daily Beast

In the financing portion, the numbers are particularly bleak.

From The Daily Beast

The tracker focuses on three specific forms of support: financing, health-care personnel, and in-kind contributions.

From The Daily Beast

So this is how the world is changing: China is financing Russian aggression.

From The Daily Beast

Berlin was equally cut off from competition, for Berlin had to devote herself to the task of financing war for Germany.

From Project Gutenberg

If she was not in a position to finance other countries, she did make a beginning in financing her own imports.

From Project Gutenberg

The notion was simply that of a chartered bank established upon a novel basis and financing upon an original principle.

From Project Gutenberg

The Dominion authorities offered generous terms, financing the land purchase scheme, and taking over the railway.

From Project Gutenberg

Financing in these days comes pretty nigh to running without lights and under forced draught.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• expenditure
• funding
• loan
• outlay
• payment