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`noun
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`fi·nance
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`\fə-ˈnan(t)s, ˈfī-ˌ, fī-ˈ\
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`: the way in which money is used and handled; especially : the way in
`which large amounts of money are used and handled by governments and
`companies
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`finances : money available to a government, business, or person
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`: matters relating to money and how it is spent or saved
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`plural : money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or
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`: the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the
`making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities
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`: the science or study of the management of funds
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`: the obtaining of funds or capital : financing
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`Examples of FINANCE
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`She's taking a course on personal finance.
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`an expert in finance who predicts global economic disaster
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`The library closed due to a lack of finances.
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`Origin of FINANCE
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`Middle English, ending, payment, from Anglo-French, from finer to end, pay,
`from fin end — more at fine
`First Known Use: 1739
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`actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier,
`stagflation, usurer
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`2finance
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`verb
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`: to provide money for (something or someone)
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`: to buy (something) by borrowing money that will be paid back over a
`period of time
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`Full Definition of FINANCE
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`transitive verb
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`a : to raise or provide funds or capital for <finance a new house>
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`b : to furnish with necessary funds <finance a son through college>
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`: to sell something to on credit
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`Examples of FINANCE
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`His parents financed his college education.
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`The study was financed by a government grant.
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`They financed him to study abroad.
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`First Known Use of FINANCE
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`1866
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`Synonyms
`bankroll, capitalize, endow, fund, stake, subsidize, underwrite
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`Antonyms
`defund
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`Rhymes with FINANCE
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`advance, barn dance, by chance, clog dance, closed stance, freelance, lap
`dance, line dance, main chance, New France, romance, round dance...
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