finance | |
1. n. The management of money and other assets. | |
2. n. The science of management of money and other assets. | |
3. n. (usually in plural) Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company. | |
Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances? | |
4. n. 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. | |
Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd. | |
5. v. To provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking; to back; to support. | |
His parents financed his college education. | |
He financed his home purchase through a local credit union. | |