financiar

Senses

1. 1.

   to finance, to fund

   To provide money for a project, purchase, or activity

2. 2.

   to finance (pay in installments)

   To buy something by paying in monthly installments over time

Examples

• "O governo vai financiar a construção de novas escolas."

  The government will finance the construction of new schools.

• "Vou financiar o carro em 48 vezes."

  I'm going to finance the car over 48 installments.

• "A empresa conseguiu financiar o projeto com investidores estrangeiros."

  The company managed to finance the project with foreign investors.

Usage

Very common in Brazilian Portuguese for both providing funds and buying on installment plans. Common collocations: "financiar um carro/imóvel" (finance a car/property), "financiar em X vezes" (finance over X installments). Regular -ar verb conjugation.