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

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

The remaining funds, about 11 million euros, will go to Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, which finances scientific programs aimed at understanding the mechanisms of the disease, developing new treatments and improving the quality of life of patients and their families. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026