finance
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.
to supply with money or capital; obtain money or credit for.
to raise money or capital needed for financial operations.
Origin of finance
1Other words from finance
- fi·nance·a·ble, adjective
- pre·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, adjective
- well-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.
Their authors promise that your spirit will be improved, your ambition honed, and your finances maximized by their advice.
Similar to how Tyra taught me that I must know every aspect of my company, I must know every aspect of my personal finances.
A second area that Republican challengers could have raised: how the Senate handles the reporting of personal finances.
In the aftermath of the American Revolution, George Washington was keen to rebuild his personal finances.
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 BindlossAgain the thought hammered home: such a quantity of paper in circulation must affect the national finances of Britain.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxThe 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 MacaulayThe finances of the country are being taxed to the utmost to find the extra "palm-oil" which these mercenaries demand.
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
/ (fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪnæns) /
the system of money, credit, etc, esp with respect to government revenues and expenditures
funds or the provision of funds
(plural) funds; financial condition
(tr) to provide or obtain funds, capital, or credit for
(intr) to manage or secure financial resources
Origin of finance
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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