financed

Variant of finance

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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