1
as in financing
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater
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2
as in subsidizing
to provide money for
Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever
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Recent Examples of funding
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans met Thursday afternoon to discuss their next steps forward and are mulling a proposal to vote first on the Senate Democratic stopgap funding measure.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Wall of the Natural Resources Defense Council rejected the idea that philanthropic funding has unfairly disadvantaged oil and gas companies in court.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
In nearly two years, this government has not supported a single Argentine film through public funding.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Organizers have noted that across Minnesota, 124 school district levy questions will roll out before voters amid rising costs, state funding that has not kept pace with inflation and declining federal grants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Topline Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI will hold a funding round valuing the company at $200 billion, according to CNBC, keeping up with or nearing massive valuations from competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But might funding be tied in some way to kids’ health outcomes, maybe even reductions in childhood obesity?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Democrats are getting pulled in different directions on Gaza, groups that had access to funding are losing it over that issue.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Forge’s value assessments are based on trading activity as well as funding round valuations and tender offers.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Lopez was there to meet with the event’s producers and some executives from American Express, which was funding the after-party.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Less help available The increase in winter heating — and summer cooling — costs comes as Congress has kept funding for federal assistance for utility bills flat at about $4 billion for the past two years.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
This financial flexibility enables the company to maintain shareholder returns while funding growth initiatives.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters should be able to see, right away, who is funding their representatives, especially in the wake of tragedy.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
However, Tundidor argues those cuts would only occur if the city insists on funding relief from the general fund as currently structured.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The high-speed rail project, which voters first approved in 2008, has been beset in recent years by funding constraints and lawsuits stymying construction.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
After years of delays from heavy winter storms, COVID, funding shortfalls, and more fires, crews built a new trail as part of a $2 million upgrade to the park, with impressive new wooden bridges, signs and other amenities, completing the project in 2021.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Senate Republicans met Thursday afternoon to discuss their next steps forward and are mulling a proposal to vote first on the Senate Democratic stopgap funding measure.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Wall of the Natural Resources Defense Council rejected the idea that philanthropic funding has unfairly disadvantaged oil and gas companies in court.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
In nearly two years, this government has not supported a single Argentine film through public funding.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Organizers have noted that across Minnesota, 124 school district levy questions will roll out before voters amid rising costs, state funding that has not kept pace with inflation and declining federal grants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Topline Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI will hold a funding round valuing the company at $200 billion, according to CNBC, keeping up with or nearing massive valuations from competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But might funding be tied in some way to kids’ health outcomes, maybe even reductions in childhood obesity?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Democrats are getting pulled in different directions on Gaza, groups that had access to funding are losing it over that issue.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Republicans have other potential pitfalls to navigate, including funding the government.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Forge’s value assessments are based on trading activity as well as funding round valuations and tender offers.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Lopez was there to meet with the event’s producers and some executives from American Express, which was funding the after-party.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Less help available The increase in winter heating — and summer cooling — costs comes as Congress has kept funding for federal assistance for utility bills flat at about $4 billion for the past two years.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
This financial flexibility enables the company to maintain shareholder returns while funding growth initiatives.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters should be able to see, right away, who is funding their representatives, especially in the wake of tragedy.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
However, Tundidor argues those cuts would only occur if the city insists on funding relief from the general fund as currently structured.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The high-speed rail project, which voters first approved in 2008, has been beset in recent years by funding constraints and lawsuits stymying construction.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funding
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Hammerstone Studios is financing the project with Script 2 Screen and producing alongside Mad Solar and Capstone Pictures.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Finances got so bad, and mistrust so high, that New York mob boss Meyer Lansky, an old childhood friend whose money was financing the project, allegedly ordered the hit that ended Siegel’s life in July 1947.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani promises to make childcare free for kids 6 weeks to 5 years old by subsidizing family care, paying teachers a living wage, easing regulatory burden to open more child care centers.—
Yasser Salem,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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Economist Matthew Kahn argues insurance companies should be allowed to charge more to insure houses in flood or fire-risk areas; otherwise, other homeowners are subsidizing homeowners to take more risks in dangerous areas.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The enhanced subsidies date back to the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The analysts said that this was likely driven by Apple's price cut to the model versus the iPhone 16 base, and additional subsidies from the Chinese government.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Ennis' research highlights, large endowments have bloated from an average of 18 fund allocations in the 1990s to over 100 today—a vast collection of investments that demonstrates no collective ability to generate outperformance commensurate with the true, mathematical risk involved.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Miami Dade College launched a fundraising campaign to build an endowment to help cover future maintenance and repair costs.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jim Beam Ahead of the 2026 season, the new Cadillac F1 entry to the grid has one of its first sponsorship deals.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Green cards, officially known as Permanent Resident Cards, are awarded based on family ties, employer sponsorship and lottery systems.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Funding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funding. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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