Synonyms of finances

finances 1 of 2

plural noun

fə-ˈnan(t)s 

as in resources

available money

will have to take a look at our finances to see if we can afford it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resources
• fund
• pocket
• cash
• financing
• assets
• coffers
• wealth
• exchequer
• bankroll
• currency
• wherewithal
• purse
• capital
• chips
• riches
• gold
• fortune
• means
• dough
• treasury
• legal tender
• roll
• tender
• cash flow
• opulence
• scratch
• bread
• substance
• deep pockets
• pelf
• lucre
• wampum
• jack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liabilities
• debts
• indebtedness

finances

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of finance

1

as in funds

to provide money for

a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funds
• subsidizes
• stakes
• underwrites
• supports
• bankrolls
• capitalizes
• sponsors
• endows
• backs
• endorses
• aids
• maintains
• advocates
• champions
• refinances
• pays
• cofinances
• defrays
• refunds
• grubstakes
• provides (for)
• nourishes
• springs (for)
• pays off
• foots
• patronizes
• liquidates
• stands
• pays up
• discharges
• settles
• recompenses
• quits
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunds

2

as in endows

to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income

established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funds
• endows
• establishes
• subsidizes
• supports
• organizes
• grants
• contributes
• founds
• sponsors
• awards
• promotes
• donates
• backs
• underwrites
• bequeaths
• subscribes
• invests (in)
• capitalizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• defunds
• draws
• disendows
• subsists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of finances

Verb

An American who purchases a home in Switzerland, Germany or the United Kingdom typically finances that home in Swiss francs, euros or pounds — the currency in which the property is priced and in which the taxpayer earns income. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Their model included where the city’s water comes from, how the local utility finances new infrastructure and sets rates and how rising rates might change how households use water. — Emma Court, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026

Shortly after beginning his second stint as governor of California in 2011, Jerry Brown began promoting a two-pronged overhaul of how the state finances public schools. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026

Gem mining also finances ethnic armed groups fighting for autonomy, contributing to Burma’s long-running conflicts. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Myanmar produces 90% of the world’s rubies, but human rights groups urge jewelers to boycott the gems because the industry finances both military governments and ethnic armed groups fueling civil conflict. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026