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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The bond sales can only go toward funding capital projects, so the funds can’t be used in the event of an operational shortfall, though district officials have emphasized that the bond sales could free up money in the operating budget, according to past reporting.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This means 70 percent of your income should go toward household expenses, including debt.
—Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
The first $150 million would go towards free school meals, the next $50 million towards childcare subsidies, and the rest would go into the general fund, helping curb the current $3 billion deficit.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Revenues tend to be sourced from federal income taxes, while the expenses go towards federal funding and government benefits.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This means 70 percent of your income should go toward household expenses, including debt.
—Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
The first $150 million would go towards free school meals, the next $50 million towards childcare subsidies, and the rest would go into the general fund, helping curb the current $3 billion deficit.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Revenues tend to be sourced from federal income taxes, while the expenses go towards federal funding and government benefits.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go toward(s)
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“Go toward(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20toward%28s%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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