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Noun: finances  'fI,nan(t)-siz or fu'nan(t)-suz [N. Amer], 'fI,nan(t)-siz [Brit]
  1. Assets in the form of money
    "the necessary finances were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit";
    - funds, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary resource
Noun: finance  'fI,nan(t)s or fu'nan(t)s
  1. The commercial activity of providing funds and capital
    "The company sought finance for its new expansion project"
     
  2. The management of money and credit and banking and investments
    "She pursued a career in finance after graduating"
     
  3. The branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
    "She took a course in finance to better understand investment strategies"
Verb: finance  'fI,nan(t)s or fu'nan(t)s
  1. Obtain or provide money for
    "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
     
  2. Sell or provide on credit
    "The store financed our new furniture purchase"

Type of: assets, business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, credit, direction, econ [US, informal], economic science, economics, management, pay, political economy

Encyclopedia: Finances

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