| 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. | |
