| finance | (n) the commercial activity of providing funds and capital |
| finance | (n) the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets |
| finance | (n) the management of money and credit and banking and investments |
| finance | (v) obtain or provide money for, Example: Can we finance the addition to our home? |
| finance | (v) sell or provide on credit |
| finance committee | (n) a committee appointed to consider financial issues |
| finance company | (n) a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses |
| finance minister | (n) the minister responsible for state finances, Syn. minister of finance |
| financial analyst | (n) an analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations, Syn. securities analyst |
| financial audit | (n) an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate |
| Finance | n. [ F., fr. LL. financia payment of money, money, fr. finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to finish, pay), fr. L. finis end. See Fine, n., Finish. ] All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Finance | v. t. & i. Securing foreign capital to finance multitudinous undertakings. B. H. Chamberlain. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| finances | n. assets in the form of money. |
| Financial | a. Pertaining to finance. “Our financial and commercial system.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Financialist | n. A financier. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Financially | adv. In a financial manner. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Financier | n. [ Cf. F. financier. ] |
| Financier | v. i. |