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finance

fi·nance [ f nànss, fi nánss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. control of money: the business or art of managing the monetary resources of an organization, country, or person
high finance

2. money required: the money necessary to do something, especially to fund a project



plural noun fi·nanc·es 
Definition:
 
the money somebody has: the money at the disposal of an organization, country, or person
It'll depend on the state of my finances at the end of the month.



transitive verb  (past and past participle fi·nanced, present participle fi·nanc·ing, 3rd person present singular fi·nanc·es)
Definition:
 
provide money for something: to raise or provide the money required for something or by somebody

[14th century. < French< finer "to end, settle" < Latin finis "end"]

fi·nance·a·ble adjective
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