FINANCING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Finance

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfʌɪnans
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fʌɪˈnans
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɪˈnans
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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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