finance

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1. The science of the management of money and other assets.

2. The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.

3. finances Monetary resources; funds, especially those of a government or corporate body.

4. The supplying of funds or capital.

tr.v. fi·nanced, fi·nanc·ing, fi·nanc·es

1. To provide or raise the funds or capital for: financed a new car.

2. To supply funds to: financing a daughter through law school.

3. To furnish credit to.

[Middle English finaunce, settlement, money supply, from Old French finance, payment, from finer, to pay ransom, from fin, end, from Latin fnis.]

fi·nancea·ble adj.

finance

Verb

[-nancing, -nanced]

to provide or obtain funds for (a project or large purchase)

Noun

1. the system of money, credit, and investment

2. management of money, loans, or credits: the dangerous political arena of public-sector finance

3. funds or the provision of funds

4. finances money resources: the company's crumbling finances [Old French finer to end, settle by payment]

Finance

See also dues and payment; economics; money.

acceptance

1. the acknowledgment of a bill of exchange, in writing across the back, binding the acceptor to make payment.
2. the bill so endorsed.

actuary

a statistician of an insurance company who calculates risks and premiums.

agio

1. the exchange rate between the currencies of different nations.
2. the fee paid to effect an exchange of currency. See also agiotage.

agiotage

the business of trading or speculating in foreign exchange. Also called agio.

amortization, amortizement

the paying off of a debt in equal installments composed of gradually changing amounts of principal and interest.

annuity

an investment that bears a fixed return yearly, for a fixed period or for the life of the recipient.

bursary

the treasury, especially of a college. See also learning.

cambism

cambistry. — cambist, n.

cambist

1. a dealer in bills of exchange.
2. a handbook listing the exchange values of moneys and the weights and measures of many countries.

cambistry

the branch of economics that studies commercial exchange, especially international money values. Also cambism.

debenture

an interest-bearing bond, often issued by corporations, usually unsecured but sometimes with a preferred status over other obligations of the issuer.

delinquency

1.the condition of being in arrears in payment of a debt.
2. the condition of a debt when overdue. See also law.

entrepreneurship

1. the state, quality, or condition of being an entrepreneur, an organizer or promoter of business ventures.
2. the duration of a person’s function as an entrepreneur.

fiduciary

one who holds in trust; a trustee or depositary. See also theology.

hypothecation

1. the process of pledging property as security for a debt.
2. a claim made against property so pledged. — hypothecator, n. — hypothecary, adj.

mortgage

1. the giving of property, usually real property, as security to a creditor for payment of a debt.
2. the deed pledging the security.

tontine

1. an annuity, or loan, based on a group of annuities that are shared among several people with the provision that as each person dies his share is spread among those remaining, and the entire amount accrues to the survivor of them all.
2. the members of the group collectively.
3. each member’s total share or annuity. — tontine, adj.

usury

1. the lending of money at excessive interest rates, especially rates above legal limits.
2. the excessive interest rate charged. — usurer, n. — usurious, adj.

Wall Streetese

language typical of that used on Wall Street and in the financial markets, characterized by use of technical financial terms and arcane stock-market jargon.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	finance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capital business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" corporate finance - the financial activities of corporation financing, funding - the act of financing high finance - large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical) investing, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit floatation, flotation - financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares banking - transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
	2.	finance - the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets finance - the management of money and credit and banking and investments economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management quaestor - any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration) capital account - (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation long - holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold" short - not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton" short - without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash"
	3.	finance - the management of money and credit and banking and investments banking - engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" finance - the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
Verb	1.	finance - obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" seed - help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money back - support financial backing for; "back this enterprise" refinance - renew the financing of fund - convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
	2.	finance - sell or provide on credit credit - accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100"

finance

noun 1. economics, business, money, banking, accounts, investment, commerce, financial affairs, money management

plural noun 2. resources, money, funds, capital, cash, affairs, budgeting, assets, cash flow, financial affairs, money management, wherewithal, financial condition

verb 3. fund, back, support, pay for, guarantee, float, invest in, underwrite, endow, subsidize, bankroll U.S. set up in business, provide security for, provide money for

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