finance
[ fi-nans, fahy-nans ]
/ fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns /
noun
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
finances,
the monetary resources, as of a government, company, organization, or individual; revenue.
verb (used with object), fi·nanced, fi·nanc·ing.
to supply with money or capital; obtain money or credit for.
verb (used without object), fi·nanced, fi·nanc·ing.
to raise money or capital needed for financial operations.
Origin of finance
OTHER WORDS FROM finance
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH finance
accounting bookkeeping financeWords nearby finance
Example sentences from the Web for self-financing
Common sense dictates that the Postal Service should be on a self-financing basis.
British Dictionary definitions for self-financing (1 of 2)
self-financing
adjective
(of a student, business, etc) financing oneself or itself without external grants or aid
British Dictionary definitions for self-financing (2 of 2)
finance
/ (fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪnæns) /
noun
the system of money, credit, etc, esp with respect to government revenues and expenditures
funds or the provision of funds
(plural)
funds; financial condition
verb
(tr)
to provide or obtain funds, capital, or credit for
(intr)
to manage or secure financial resources
Word Origin for finance
C14: from Old French, from
finer to end, settle by payment