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.
had financed
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past perfectof finance.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Grossman also denied that he had financed a documentary about the case, though he acknowledged some sort of project was in the works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Before it collapsed, SVB claimed it had "financed or helped finance 62 percent of community solar projects in America," according to Washington Post business reporter Evan Halper.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2023
But he also noted that much of the evidence Rwanda produced showing that Rusesabagina had financed a rebel movement came from the FBI and Belgian authorities.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
Both Ms. Redford and Ms. Salamon said their groups had financed only legal activities, such as training, education, travel and printing and recruitment costs.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
The Mellon family had financed a hospital called Hospital Albert Schweitzer, named for the famous German theologian and physician who had worked as a doctor in West Africa.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
