Definition of Finance

1. Noun. The commercial activity of providing funds and capital.


2. Verb. Obtain or provide money for. "Sam and Sue finance the movie "; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
Specialized synonyms: Seed, Back, Refinance, Fund
Generic synonyms: Pay
Derivative terms: Financing

3. Noun. The branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets.
Generic synonyms: Economic Science, Economics, Political Economy
Examples of category: Quaestor, Capital Account, Accumulation, Long, Short, Short
Derivative terms: Financial

4. Verb. Sell or provide on credit.
Generic synonyms: Credit

5. Noun. The management of money and credit and banking and investments.
Specialized synonyms: Banking
Generic synonyms: Direction, Management
Derivative terms: Financial

Definition of Finance

1. n. The income of a ruler or of a state; revenue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources.

2. v. t. & i. To conduct the finances of; to provide for, and manage, the capital for; to financier.

Definition of Finance

1. to supply the money for [v -NANCED, -NANCING, -NANCES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Finance

finally
finals
final cut
final decision
final exam
final examination
final host
final impression
final injunction
final judgment
final payment
final period
final result
final solution
final stage
finance (current term)
financed
finances
finance committee
finance company
finance minister
financial
financially
financial aid
financial analyst
financial audit
financial audit
financial backing
financial center
financial condition

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