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FINANCE(finance)
finance(1)(dictionary)
finance(2)(dictionary)
finance(encyclopedia)
BMW Finance N.V.(finance)
Finance(money)
Corporate finance(finance)
Principal finance(finance)
Structured finance(money)

finance 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: finer 'to end, settle (a debt)']
[U] the management of money by governments, large organizations etc
::leasing and other forms of business finance
::Russia's finance minister
::the world of high finance (=financial activities involving very large amounts of money)
finances [plural] the money that an organization or person has, and the way that they manage it
::concerns about the company's finances
::She refused to answer questions about her personal finances.
[U] money provided by a bank or other institution to help buy or do something
finance for
::We need to raise finance for further research.