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- [fi-nans, fahy-nans]
- /fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns/
- /ˈfaɪnæns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fi-nans, fahy-nans]
- /fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns/
Definitions of finance word
- noun finance the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment. 1
- noun finance finances, the monetary resources, as of a government, company, organization, or individual; revenue. 1
- verb with object finance to supply with money or capital; obtain money or credit for. 1
- verb without object finance to raise money or capital needed for financial operations. 1
- noun finance The management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies. 1
- noun finance business: money management 1
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Origin of finance
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English finaunce < Anglo-French, Middle French finance, equivalent to fin(er) to end, settle, pay (see fine2) + -ance -ance
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Parts of speech for Finance
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conjunction
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finance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for finance
noun finance
- banking — Banking is the business activity of banks and similar institutions.
- economics — (used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind.
- investment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- commerce — Commerce is the activities and procedures involved in buying and selling things.
verb finance
- underwrite — to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
- subsidize — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- fund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
Antonyms for finance
verb finance
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
Top questions with finance
- what is finance?
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