finance company
noun
an institution engaged in such specialized forms of financing as purchasing accounts receivable, extending credit to retailers and manufacturers, discounting installment contracts, and granting loans with goods as security.
Origin of finance company
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby finance company
British Dictionary definitions for finance company
finance company
finance house
noun
an enterprise engaged in the loan of money against collateral or speculatively to manufacturers and retailers, esp one specializing in the financing of hire-purchase contracts