Definition of finance
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 finances plural : money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual
The library closed due to a lack of finances.
2 : the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities
3 : the science or study of the management of funds
An expert in finance predicts a global recession.
4 : the obtaining of funds or capital : financing business expansion for which finance would otherwise be unavailable— F. D. Roosevelt
finance
verbfinanced; financing
Definition of finance (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : to raise or provide funds or capital for
finance a new house
b : to furnish with necessary funds
finance a son through college
2 : to sell something to on credit
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The first known use of finance was in 1739
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