financed

verb

past tense of finance
1
as in funded
to provide money for a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City

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2
as in endowed
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college

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Recent Examples of financed He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 According to the plan, public radio and television would be financed from the state budget, and not from regular fees from individuals, households or businesses. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 As the buildout outgrows hyperscalers’ cash flow, new investment is increasingly financed by debt and off-balance-sheet partnerships. — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Its public announcement does not specify how the project will be financed or what returns it is expected to generate. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Wayfarer Studios financed the film, and UTA Independent Film Group is representing the film for domestic sales. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The film was financed primarily through private investment, alongside French tax-credit support. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 Just as the pound sterling and the City of London financed the British Empire, the dollar and Wall Street underwrite the American AI order. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Trukhan has financed her campaign with about $3,500 in loans from herself, according to the filings. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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  1. funded
  2. endowed
  3. subsidized
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  • Forward Majority’s ask for a final $2-5 million to avoid being outspent came after Republican donors to the party’s other PACs funded the key GOP state legislative campaigns.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The condor’s comeback illustrates several questions that governments and conservation organizations grapple with today, including which species get funded and who bears the costs.
    — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of funded
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  • Senna holds an immortal presence in modern Formula 1 for the manner of his racing—ferocious, endowed with grace—and for his untimely death.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That we, as human beings, have been endowed with the ability to channel that creativity fills me with a sense of awe and wonder.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of endowed
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  • Much of that sum—$250 million—comes from his contract with the Saudi Pro League’s Al Nassr, which is believed to be subsidized by commercial agreements orchestrated by the club.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The state’s leaders believed subsidized higher education would serve the greater good and seed economic growth.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidized

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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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