co-financing

IPA/ˌkəʊˈfaɪ.næns/
IPA/ˌkoʊˈfaɪ.næns/

co-financing — 動詞

  • co-financingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • co-financings3rd person singular
  • co-financinging-ing form
  • co-financingedpast simple

1. to pay for a project, film, or similar activity jointly with at least one outsid

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

共同出資

與他方共同出資資助某項計畫或活動

to pay for a project, film, or similar activity jointly with at least one outside partner, so that no single party covers the whole cost.

例句

The World Bank agreed to co-finance the new water-treatment plant with the Kenyan government.

世界銀行同意與肯亞政府共同出資興建這座新的污水處理廠。

co-finance + [project] + with + [partner]

Sana's documentary about street musicians was co-financed by two small Swedish studios.

Sana 那部關於街頭藝人的紀錄片是由兩家瑞典小型製作公司合資資助拍攝的。

passive: be co-financed by [parties]

同義詞
  • jointly fund

    everyday paraphrase; less formal than co-finance

  • co-fund

    near-synonym, slightly broader — covers smaller or non-profit projects

  • syndicate

    specialist banking term for several lenders sharing one loan

反義詞
  • sole-fund

    rare formation; means one party covers the whole cost

  • self-finance

    the project's owner pays for it without outside partners

文法句型

co-finance + noun (project/film/study)

co-finance + noun + with + party

用法筆記

Subject is usually an institution (bank, government, studio, foundation) rather than an individual. Frequently appears in passive voice when the focus is on the project being funded.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle co-financed my new car.
✅My uncle helped pay for my new car.
💡co-finance is used for large institutional projects, not personal purchases.
❌The studio co-financed for the film.
✅The studio co-financed the film.
💡co-finance is transitive; the project is a direct object, not introduced by 'for'.