finance company

noun

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

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When a customer leases an EV through the program, their payment reflects application of the tax credit and the finance company gets reimbursed. Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Millennial homeowners were more likely to have purchased a home with one or more friends (14%) than Gen X homeowners (4%) or baby boomer homeowners (1%), according to a 2024 survey from the consumer finance company Bankrate. Rhaina Cohen, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025 In another upheaval of immigration policy, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Sept. 19 that tacked a $100,000 fee on the H-1B visa application — a program that thousands of Wisconsin universities, hospitals, technology and finance companies have used. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025 New data released by the personal finance company WalletHub has revealed some of the best—and worst—cities in America for coffee lovers. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 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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