finance
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: fiance
Antonyms: fiance
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Noun
- The [[management]] of [[money]] and other [[asset]]s.
- The science of management of money and other assets.
- {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} [[monetary|Monetary]] [[resource]]s, 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
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[conduct]], or [[procure]] money for, [[financial]] operations; manage [[finance#Noun|finance]]s.
- {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To pay [[ransom]].
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To manage [[financially]]; be [[financier]] for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.
- {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[extort]] ransom from.
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