finance company

noun

: a company that makes usually small short-term loans usually to individuals

Examples of finance company in a Sentence

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WalletHub is a personal finance company based in Miami, its website notes. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025 New data released by the personal finance company WalletHub shows which states are the best, and worst, for teenage drivers, based a number of metrics including safety and costs. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 The personal finance company examined cities with at least 7,500 residents aged 65 or older and then focused on those with higher than national averages in the one- and five-year percent change in retirement-age population. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025 The findings, published Monday by SentiLink, a company that monitors customer data for fraud on behalf of finance companies, are intuitive. Kevin Collier, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for finance company

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of finance company was in 1915

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“Finance company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finance%20company. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

finance company

noun
: a company that specializes in making small loans usually to individuals

Legal Definition

finance company

see company

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