finance

Definitions

1. The management of money and other assets
2. The management of money and other assets.
   countable, uncountable
3. The science of management of money and other assets
4. The science of management of money and other assets.
   countable, uncountable
5. Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company
6. Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.
   countable, plural-normally, uncountable
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
8. 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
9. To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close⟳. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want⟳ to borrow are matched with those that want⟳ to lend⟳.”

“Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?”

“Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd.”

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