finance

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♦♦ fi|nance /f'aɪnæns, fɪn'æns/ (finances financing financed)
1 [VERB] V n, be V-ed by n
When someone finances something such as a project or a purchase, they provide the money that is needed to pay for them.
The fund has been used largely to finance the construction of federal prisons...
Government expenditure is financed by taxation and by borrowing.
= fund
[N-UNCOUNT]
Finance is also a noun.
A United States delegation is in Japan seeking finance for a major scientific project.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
Finance is the commercial or government activity of managing money, debt, credit, and investment.
...a major player in the world of high finance...
The report recommends an overhaul of public finances...
A former Finance Minister and five senior civil servants are accused of fraud.
3 [N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl, oft with poss
You can refer to the amount of money that you have and how well it is organized as your finances.
Be prepared for unexpected news concerning your finances...
Finance is usually the biggest problem for students.fi|nance com|pa|ny (finance companies)
[N-COUNT]
A finance company is a business which lends money to people and charges them interest while they pay it back. (BUSINESS)

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