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US
/ˈfaɪˌnæns, fəˈnæns, fɪˈnæns/
]
[ UK /fˈaɪnæns/ ]
[ UK /fˈaɪnæns/ ]
NOUN
- the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
- the management of money and credit and banking and investments
- the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
VERB
- sell or provide on credit
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obtain or provide money for
Can we finance the addition to our home?
How To Use finance In A Sentence
- During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
- Net interest income dropped to $256.4 million, primarily due to the low market-interest rates that resulted in lower yields on mortgage-related interest-earning assets as customers refinanced to lower mortgage rates and new loans and asset purchases were at the current low market interest rates. Hudson City Bancorp Swings to Loss
- Union officials privately acknowledge that Phoenix's achilles heel has always been the difficulties it would face raising the necessary finance.
- She managed to get the company's finances into a healthy state.
- Organizing your finances and time helps you become more productive and responsive and ensures you avoid unnecessary pitfalls, such as incurring wasteful late fees. AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS
- Apart from intense competition in the retail savings market, banks and building societies also compete strongly in the market for house finance.
- Access to Management Normally these cover basic skills in managing people, resources and finance and are for aspiring or new managers.
- Paul took up the post of County Accountant in the mid-Seventies, leaving for a short spell, only to return to take up the post of Finance Officer.
- Finance ministers and central bankers from the G-20 advanced and developing nations are meeting in South Korea Friday and Saturday to prepare for a summit of G-20 leaders next month. Japan Calls for Currency-Market Cooperation
- What a truly American story, as Elizabeth went on to become a Harvard Law Professor and expert on finance and bankruptcy law, writing and coauthoring 4 books on finance. Pearl Korn: Lessons Learned From The Appointment Of Elizabeth Warren