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finance definition

fi·nance (fī′nans′, fə nans′)

noun

  1. the money resources, income, etc. of a nation, organization, or person
  2. the managing or science of managing money matters, credit, etc.

Etymology: ME finaunce, a fine, forfeit < OFr finance, wealth, revenue < finer, to end, settle accounts, pay ransom < fin: see fine

transitive verb financed -·nanced′, financing -·nanc′·ing

  1. to supply money, credit, or capital to or for
  2. to obtain money, credit, or capital for

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finance Synonyms

finance

n.

investment, money management, banking, financial affairs; see economics.


finance

v.

fund, pay for, back, bankroll*; see support 5, underwrite 3.


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finance Usage Examples

Object

  • wedding: Wedding Finances - Like some information on ways to finance that Wedding to Remember?

Converse of object

  • raise: Can I raise finance in the UK on these assets?

Preposition: at

  • uswitch: However, Nick White, head of personal finance at uSwitch, said that Moneyback Bank is an exception.

Adjective modifier

  • corporate: We provide assurance and advisory services, including: audit, tax planning, business strategy and planning, and corporate finance.

Modifies a noun

  • minister: As finance minister, Anwar had imposed a severe squeeze on the Malaysian economy.

Noun used with modifier

  • micro: There is also a need for micro finance, which is important for small and medium scale enterprises.
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finance quotes

The community lacksgoods and a million and a quarter people lack work. It is certainly one of the highest functions of national financeand credittobridgethegap between the two.

-Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer

  Architects cannot work in a vacuum; unlike other artists theyare totally dependent on a site, a brief and finance.

-Rogers, Richard George Rogers, Baron

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