financiación

financing

noun fee-nahn-syah-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From financiar (to finance), ultimately from Old French finer (to settle a debt).

Also means

funding

Usage Note

Financiación is the standard term in Spain for the act or arrangement of financing something (financiación pública, plan de financiación). Latin America often prefers financiamiento for the same concept. Both are correct; knowing which variant is used helps place a text regionally. The verb is financiar.

Examples

"El proyecto necesita financiación externa."

Natural Translation

The project needs external financing.

Literal Translation

The project needs financing external

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