obtain financing — to secure or acquire funding or financial resources for a business or project
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to secure or acquire funding or financial resources for a business or project
Pronunciation (IPA): /əbˈteɪn faɪˈnænsɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- The pizza restaurant owner had to obtain financing by promising investors free pizza for life.
- Companies often obtain financing through bank loans or investor funding.
- To obtain financing for his coffee shop, he sold his collection of 500 coffee mugs.
obtain financing
VERB[/əbˈteɪn faɪˈnænsɪŋ/]
to secure or acquire funding or financial resources for a business or project
a confident entrepreneur shakes hands with a smiling bank loan officer across a polished wooden desk. Business documents and financial papers are spread between them showing approval stamps. The banker slides a large check across the desk toward the entrepreneur. The entrepreneur's face lights up with relief and excitement as they receive the funding. Other bank staff members smile approvingly in the background near filing cabinets. A briefcase full of cash sits open on the desk corner. the successful acquisition of financial resources for a business venture
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Obtain derives from Latin obtinere (to hold, grasp, or acquire), combining ob- (toward) and tenere (to hold). Financing comes from Old French finance (payment, revenue), ultimately from Latin finare (to end, settle accounts), reflecting the sense of settling financial obligations.
Breakdown
Obtain: ob- (toward) + tenere (hold/grasp). Financing: finance (money management, revenue) + -ing (present participle suffix indicating the act or process of managing funds).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The pizza restaurant owner had to obtain financing by promising investors free pizza for life.”
“Companies often obtain financing through bank loans or investor funding.”
“To obtain financing for his coffee shop, he sold his collection of 500 coffee mugs.”
“Small businesses may find it challenging to obtain financing without collateral.”
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