finances

fi·nance  (f-nns, f-, fnns)

n.

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.

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

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fi·nancea·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

finances - assets in the form of money           cash in hand, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company bank - the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo" bankroll, roll - a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" pocket - a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets" Medicaid funds - public funds used to pay for Medicaid exchequer, treasury - the funds of a government or institution or individual money supply - the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks escrow funds - funds held in escrow matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources