finance company

noun

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

Examples of finance company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Incentive dollars are being focused on (financing) deals and lease rates, efforts to drive business to their captive finance companies. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024 Tech and finance companies are some of the furthest along. Kevin J. Delaney, TIME, 21 June 2024 Personal finance company WalletHub recently issued a ranking that can serve as a guide for consumers. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024 Title sponsor SoFi, the finance company, has been a supporter of BirthFund from the start and made a donation of $500,000. Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for finance company 

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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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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