Pay
Pay verb - To give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received.
To finance and pay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "To finance" instead a verb "Pay".
To finance
Both terms in one sentence
- Averted with the Nightmare Factory in the Italian remake of Battle Fantasia Project: they do have legitimate businesses to finance their operations, and are Genre Savvy enough to pay for them.
Source: Offscreen Villain Dark Matter -
As a result of a failure to reach Bison in time, the AN is forced to pay Bison the ransom, Guile is court-martialed, and Bison uses the ransom money to finance his operation to turn his entire army into Perfect Genetic Soldiers, allowing him to rise up and seize control of the world.
Source: It's a Wonderful Failure -
Motive Decay: After Principal Figgins reveals in "Wheels" that the Cheerios boosters "write fat checks" to pay for most of their expenses, it becomes unclear why Sue needs to bring down New Directions in order to finance even her more lavish Cheerios demands.
Source: Series / Glee
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