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FINANCE
finance
(noun) the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
finance
(noun) the management of money and credit and banking and investments
finance
(noun) the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
finance
(verb) obtain or provide money for; “Can we finance the addition to our home?”
finance
(verb) sell or provide on credit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
finance (countable and uncountable, plural finances)
The management of money and other assets.
The science of management of money and other assets.
(usually, in the plural) Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.
The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away.
Hyponyms
• corporate finance
• cyberfinance
• e-finance
• nursery finance
• personal finance
• public finance
Verb
finance (third-person singular simple present finances, present participle financing, simple past and past participle financed)
(intransitive) To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pay ransom.
(transitive) To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.
Synonym: fund
(transitive, obsolete) To extort ransom from.
Source: Wiktionary
Fi*nance", n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. financia payment of money, money, fr. finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to finish, pay), fr. L. finis end. See Fine, n., Finish.]
1. The income of a ruler or of a state; revennue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources. All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown. Bacon.
2. The science of raising and expending the public revenue. "Versed in the details of finance." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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