finance

[ fi-nans, fahy-nans ]

/ fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns /

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noun

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.

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

verb (used with object), fi·nanced, fi·nanc·ing.

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

verb (used without object), fi·nanced, fi·nanc·ing.

to raise money or capital needed for financial operations.

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Origin of finance

1350–1400; Middle English finaunce<Anglo-French, Middle French finance, equivalent to fin(er) to end, settle, pay (see fine²) + -ance-ance

OTHER WORDS FROM finance

fi·nance·a·ble, adjectivepre·fi·nance, verb (used with object), pre·fi·nanced, pre·fi·nanc·ing.self-fi·nance, verb (used with object), self·-fi·nanced, self·-fi·nanc·ing.su·per·fi·nance, noun, verb, su·per·fi·nanced, su·per·fi·nanc·ing.

un·der·fi·nance, verb (used with object), un·der·fi·nanced, un·der·fi·nanc·ing.un·fi·nanced, adjectivewell-fi·nanced, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH finance

accounting, bookkeeping, finance

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How to use finance in a sentence

Nor am I particularly responsible with my personal finances.
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Their authors promise that your spirit will be improved, your ambition honed, and your finances maximized by their advice.
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Similar to how Tyra taught me that I must know every aspect of my company, I must know every aspect of my personal finances.
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A second area that Republican challengers could have raised: how the Senate handles the reporting of personal finances.
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In the aftermath of the American Revolution, George Washington was keen to rebuild his personal finances.
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Maud Barrington's finances must be made secure before he left Silverdale, and he must remain at any cost until the wheat was sold.
Winston of the Prairie|Harold Bindloss
Again the thought hammered home: such a quantity of paper in circulation must affect the national finances of Britain.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
The state of her finances was such that she must be quite unable to fit out even a single squadron of moderate size.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The finances of the country are being taxed to the utmost to find the extra "palm-oil" which these mercenaries demand.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
The state of the finances was more satisfactory than during the last session.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for finance

finance

/ (fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪnæns) /

noun

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

funds or the provision of funds

(plural) funds; financial condition

verb

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

(intr) to manage or secure financial resources

Word Origin for finance

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

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