26984 words

finance

9 definitions • 18 examples
1
(the management of) a supply of money:

Examples:

the minister of finance/the finance minister
finance department You need to speak to someone in the finance department.
finance committee The finance committee controls the school's budget.
2
the money that a person or company has:

Examples:

We keep a tight control on the organization's finances.
3
to provide the money needed for something to happen:

Examples:

The city council has refused to finance the project.
4
the management of money, or the money belonging to a person, group, or organization:

Examples:

[ U ] corporate/personal finance
[ pl ] the city’s finances
5
money borrowed from an investor, bank, organization, etc. in order to pay for something:

Examples:

raise/get/obtain finance Other ways of raising finance include equity release on a home and flexible mortgages.
arrange/provide/offer finance for sth The state-owned bank provides finance for buying homes.
require/need/seek finance All of these strategies required finance.
6
the activity or business of managing money, especially for a company or government:

Examples:

finance minister/director/committee The finance director reported a 3% rise in sales.
7
the study of the way money is used and managed in the economy:

Examples:

There, he studied corporate finance and learned how to read income statements and balance sheets.
8
money that is available for a person, company, government, etc. to use, and the way that it is used:
9
to provide or lend the money needed to pay for something :

Examples:

finance a project/development/programme 20% of the budget has been set aside to help finance the project.
be financed by/with/through Corporate acquisitions will likely be financed through the issuance of high-yield bonds.

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