financing

/ˈfaɪnænsɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfaɪnænsɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /fə-ˈnan(t)-siŋ ˈfī-ˌnan(t)-, fī-ˈnan(t)-/ (ame, mw)

financing — noun

1. money that a company, group, or project can use to pay for its work and keep goi

1.名詞B2
釋義

money that a company, group, or project can use to pay for its work and keep going.

例句

Without bank financing, Rin could not open her bakery on time.

pattern: financing for opening a business

The school lost its financing after the city cut arts grants.

同義詞
  • funding

    broader and common in public or charity contexts, not only business finance

  • capital

    often means money available for business growth or investment rather than general project support

  • backing

    less technical and stresses support from a person or organization

反義詞
  • underfunding

    stresses not having enough money for the work that needs to be done

文法句型

financing for + business/project

have enough financing to + verb

bank/private/emergency financing

用法筆記

Usually names the money itself, not the effort of finding it. Distinguish from sense 2, which focuses on arranging or providing that money.

常見錯誤

❌The museum got a financing from the city.
✅The museum got financing from the city.
💡In this general sense, 'financing' is usually uncountable.

2. the work of finding, arranging, or supplying money for something.

2.名詞B2
釋義

the work of finding, arranging, or supplying money for something.

例句

Financing for the hospital expansion took six months to arrange.

pattern: financing for + project

Nikhil handles financing for the family restaurant's new delivery bikes.

同義詞
  • funding

    broader and often less focused on the arranging process behind the money

  • fundraising

    narrower — stresses collecting money, especially from donors, rather than all kinds of project finance

文法句型

financing for + plan/project

the financing of + project

handle/provide financing

用法筆記

Often appears with 'for' or 'of' to name the plan that receives money. Distinguish from sense 1, which means the money available after the arrangement is made.

常見錯誤

❌Putri manages the finance of the new bridge.
✅Putri manages the financing of the new bridge.
💡'Financing' is the usual word for arranging money for one specific project; 'finance' is broader.