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Word: Finance
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, from finer ‘make an end, settle a debt’, from fin ‘end’ (see fine). The original sense was ‘payment of a debt, compensation, or ransom’; later ‘taxation, revenue’. Current senses date from the 18th century, and reflect sense development in French
ˈfʌɪnans
fʌɪˈnans
fɪˈnans
the management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies
Short Definition:management of large amounts of money
Examples:- the firm's finance department
Word: Finance
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfʌɪnans
fʌɪˈnans
fɪˈnans
provide funding for (a person or enterprise)
Short Definition:provide funding for
Examples:- the health service is financed almost entirely by the taxpayer
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