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finanzieren

finance

verb fi-nan-TSEE-ren Less Common

Origin: from French financer

Also means

fund

Usage Note

finanzieren means to pay for or fund a project. As an -ieren loan verb its past participle is finanziert with no ge- prefix. The related noun is die Finanzierung.

Examples

"Der Staat finanziert das Projekt."

Natural Translation

The state finances the project.

Literal Translation

The state finances the project.

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