go toward(s)
phrasal verb
went toward(s); gone toward(s); going toward(s); goes toward(s)
: to help pay for (something)
My extra income is going towards a new car.
Your donations will go toward better sanitation for refugees.
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All your wagers on BetMGM will go toward earning points for the rewards program.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Construction is scheduled to begin later this year, Simon reps.
$2 million for young adult job training
Orange County United Way is the recipient of a $2 million grant from California’s Employment Development Department, which will go toward a young adult career program.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump’s executive order will also direct McMahon to ensure the agency’s funds do not go toward programs that advance DEI goals or gender ideology.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
BlueShift's Patel, who previously worked at Amazon's moonshot Lab126 on direct air capture, said the bulk of the funding will go towards developing a shipping container-sized unit in Boston harbor that can produce metals from industrial waste, like nickel and rare earths.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Construction is scheduled to begin later this year, Simon reps.
$2 million for young adult job training
Orange County United Way is the recipient of a $2 million grant from California’s Employment Development Department, which will go toward a young adult career program.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump’s executive order will also direct McMahon to ensure the agency’s funds do not go toward programs that advance DEI goals or gender ideology.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
BlueShift's Patel, who previously worked at Amazon's moonshot Lab126 on direct air capture, said the bulk of the funding will go towards developing a shipping container-sized unit in Boston harbor that can produce metals from industrial waste, like nickel and rare earths.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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