English dictionary
finance
/f/I/'n/&/ns/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
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the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
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the management of money and credit and banking and investments
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The income of a ruler or of a state; revenue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources.
Source: webster1913
verb
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obtain or provide money for
ExamplesCan we finance the addition to our home?
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sell or provide on credit
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To conduct the finances of; to provide for, and manage, the capital for; to financier.
Source: webster1913