finance

[fi-nans, fahy-nans]

noun

1. the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.

2. finances, the monetary resources, as of a government, company, organization, or individual; revenue.

verb (used with object)

financed, financing 

1. to supply with money or capital; obtain money or credit for.

verb (used without object)

financed, financing 

1. to raise money or capital needed for financial operations.

finance

/ fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪnæns /

noun

1. the system of money, credit, etc, esp with respect to government revenues and expenditures

2. funds or the provision of funds

3. (plural) funds; financial condition

verb

1. (tr) to provide or obtain funds, capital, or credit for

2. (intr) to manage or secure financial resources

Other Word Forms

• financeable adjective
• prefinance verb (used with object)
• self-finance verb (used with object)
• superfinance noun
• underfinance verb (used with object)
• unfinanced adjective
• well-financed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of finance¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English finaunce, from Anglo-French, Middle French finance, from fin(er) “to end, settle, pay” ( fine ² ) + -ance -ance

Word History and Origins

Origin of finance¹

C14: from Old French, from finer to end, settle by payment

Example Sentences

It has several customers and wasn’t seeking funding, but after fielding more investor interest, it raised $11 million in additional seed financing, Johnson said.

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Altman has been on a dealmaking spree over the past month, at times using creative financing structures to secure hundreds of billions of dollars worth of computing power.

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The riskier the underlying stocks, the higher the financing rate the bank will charge.

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Banks have long closed customers’ accounts for financial or legal reasons, such as insufficient funds and fraud, or if accounts appear to be used for money laundering or terrorist financing.

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For many of these companies, the pivot to crypto treasury often entails contacting a group of outside investors to gauge their interest in privately financing their token purchases.

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Related Words

• back 
• bankroll 
• fund 
• guarantee 
• promote 
• sponsor 
• subsidize 
• support 
• underwrite