financing

noun

fi·​nanc·​ing fə-ˈnan(t)-siŋ How to pronounce financing (audio)
ˈfī-ˌnan(t)-,
fī-ˈnan(t)-
: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds
also : the funds thus raised or provided

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He has been involved in over 200 M&A transactions and 250 startup financings. Allbusiness, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 The loan will have financing for 30 years and will be directed towards the production of weapons in Ukraine, Zelensky wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025 Starmer pledged to supply more arms to defend Ukraine, announcing that the U.K. will use $2 billion in export financing to supply 5,000 air defense missiles. Brian Melley and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025 Seven & i, the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, said that its founding family no longer is seeking to acquire the company for $58 billion, after failing to secure adequate financing. Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for financing

Word History

Etymology

from gerund of finance entry 1

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of financing was in 1865

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“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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financing

noun
fi·​nanc·​ing
: the act or process or an instance of raising or providing funds
also : the funds thus raised or provided

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