"finance" meaning in English

See finance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪnæns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-finance.wav [UK] Forms: finance [singular], finances [plural]
enPR: /fīnăns/ Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Finance is activities related to banking and money, especially by government.
    Sense id: simple-finance-en-noun-vbt6qFpS
  2. Your finances is the money that you have.
    Sense id: simple-finance-en-noun-fril-qlo

Verb

IPA: /ˈfaɪnæns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-finance.wav [UK] Forms: finance [canonical], finances [third-person, singular], financed [past], financed [past, participle], financing [present, participle]
enPR: /fīnăns/ Head templates: {{verb|financ|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you finance something, you provide money for it.
    Sense id: simple-finance-en-verb-Sz1c5uiQ
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