finance
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
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present tense formof finance (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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BBC News has been speaking to people on a range of incomes on how they feel about their finances and what they would like to see in the Budget.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
It’s easy, in retrospect, to reverse-engineer other people’s finances, and say, “This is where you went wrong. Why couldn’t you see that at the time?”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
France’s strained finances leaves little room for maneuver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
As Fielder probes the couple’s finances, he struggles to determine how much Holmes knows about Evans’ dealings — and where their financial interests begin and end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Sighing, I scrounged my finances journal out from under my pillow and tried to figure out what I could afford at the market.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
