Finance | Mean of finance in English Dictionary

/ˈfaɪˌnæns/

• Noun
• the way in which money is used and handled
1. She's taking a course on personal finance.
• the way in which large amounts of money are used and handled by governments and companies
1. an expert in finance who predicts global economic disaster
2. corporate finance
• money available to a government, business, or person
1. The library closed due to a lack of finances.

• matters relating to money and how it is spent or saved
1. His finances were in bad shape. [=he did not have enough money]
2. Her health problems have put a serious strain on her finances. [=she lacks money because of an unusual number of health expenses]
• Verb
• to provide money for (something or someone)
1. His parents financed his college education.
2. The study was financed by a government grant.
3. They financed him to study abroad.
• to buy (something) by borrowing money that will be paid back over a period of time
1. finance a new car