finance

fi-nance · noun/verb

imported

Definitions

noun/verb

  1. 1.

    The management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies.

  2. 2.

    To provide funding for a person or enterprise.

  3. 3.

    Money available to a person, organization, or country, especially for a particular purpose.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    finance charge — a fee charged for borrowing money
  • •
    public finance — the management of a country's revenue and expenditure
  • •
    finance minister — the government official responsible for managing public finances

Related words

See also: economics, financial, funding
Synonyms: capital, funding, money

Etymology

From Old French finance ("ending, settlement of a debt"), from finer ("to end, settle a dispute or debt"), from fin ("end"). The modern meaning of managing money developed in the 18th century.