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Finance
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- 1 The management of money and other assets. countable, uncountable
"And statesmen as well ought to know these things; for a state is often as much in want of money and of such devices for obtaining it as a household, or even more so; hence some public men devote themselves entirely to finance."
- 2 the commercial activity of providing funds and capital wordnet
- 3 The science of management of money and other assets. countable, uncountable
- 4 the management of money and credit and banking and investments wordnet
- 5 Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company. countable, plural-normally, uncountable
"Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?"
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- 6 the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets wordnet
- 7 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. countable, uncountable
"Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd."
- 1 To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances. intransitive
- 2 obtain or provide money for wordnet
- 3 To pay ransom. intransitive, obsolete
- 4 sell or provide on credit wordnet
- 5 To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking. transitive
"His parents financed his college education."
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- 6 To extort ransom from. obsolete, transitive
Etymology
From Middle English finaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance, from finer (“to pay ransom”) (whence also English fine (“to pay a penalty”)), from fin (“end”), from Latin fīnis. Original English sense that appeared c. 1400 was “ending”. The sense of “ending or satisfying a debt” originated from French influence: in the sense of “ransom” appeared in the mid 15th century, in the sense of “taxation” appeared in the late 15th century. In the sense of “manage money” first recorded c. 1770.
From Middle English finaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance, from finer (“to pay ransom”) (whence also English fine (“to pay a penalty”)), from fin (“end”), from Latin fīnis. Original English sense that appeared c. 1400 was “ending”. The sense of “ending or satisfying a debt” originated from French influence: in the sense of “ransom” appeared in the mid 15th century, in the sense of “taxation” appeared in the late 15th century. In the sense of “manage money” first recorded c. 1770.
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