Definition of Finance

Babylon English
finance
v. raise money for; provide with funds, fund, pay for
n. money management (including investment, banking, etc.); science of money management

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Finance Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Finance
A discipline concerned with determining value and making decisions. The finance function allocates resources, including the acquiring, investing, and managing resources.

BASSAM Trade, Real Estate, Mortgage, Fund,Invest, Insurance,& Tax,Terms/abbreviations/defin.
FINANCE
The lending of funds for the purpose of acquiring a business, buying inventory, expansion, operation needs.

Sean_Woo's Finance,GIS & Real Estate Glossary
finance
raise money or funds for some business, or more precisely, raise capital

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Finance Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
finance

Noun
1. the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
(hypernym) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
(hyponym) corporate finance
2. the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
(hypernym) economics, economic science, political economy
(class) long
3. the management of money and credit and banking and investments
(hypernym) management, direction
(hyponym) banking

Verb
1. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
(hypernym) pay
(hyponym) seed
2. sell or provide on credit
(hypernym) credit

The Devil's Dictionary
FINANCE
Finance, (n.)

The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.
  

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Finance Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Finance (v.)
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Finance Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Finance
Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. The term "finance" may thus incorporate any of the following:
  • The study of money and other assets;
  • The management and control of those assets;
  • Profiling and managing project risks;
  • The science of managing money;
  • As a verb, "to finance" is to provide funds for business or for an individual's large purchases (car, home, etc.).

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