finance

Meanings

Plural: finances

Noun

the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
the management of money and credit and banking and investments
The management of money and other assets.
The science of management of money and other assets.
Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.
The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away.

Verb

obtain or provide money for
- "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
sell or provide on credit
To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances.
To pay ransom.
To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.
To extort ransom from.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English finaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance, from finer (“to pay ransom”) (whence also English fine (“to pay a penalty”)), from fin (“end”), from Latin fīnis.
Original English sense that appeared c. 1400 was “ending”. The sense of “ending or satisfying a debt” originated from French influence: in the sense of “ransom” appeared in the mid 15th century, in the sense of “taxation” appeared in the late 15th century. In the sense of “manage money” first recorded c. 1770.

Synonyms

fund

Scrabble Score: 12

finance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
finance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
finance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

finance is a valid Words With Friends word