1. different short definitions and meanings of the word - Finance

2. Origin Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, from finer ‘make an end, settle a debt’, from fin ‘end’ (see fine II). The original sense was ‘payment of a debt, compensation, or ransom’; later ‘taxation, revenue’. Current senses date from the 18th cent., and reflect sense development in French

3. Finance When someone finances something such as a project or a purchase, they provide the money that is needed to pay for them.

4. Finance is the commercial or government activity of managing money, debt, credit, and investment. You can refer to the amount of money that you have and how well it is organized as your finances.

5. 1) the system of money, credit, etc., esp with respect to government revenues and expenditures 2) funds or the provision of funds 3) (plural) funds; financial condition 4) to provide or obtain funds, capital, or credit for 5) to manage or secure financial resources

6. 1) The practice of manipulating and managing money. 2) The capital involved in a project, especially the capital that has to be raised to start a new business. 3) A loan of money for a particular purpose, especially by a finance house. 4) An academic discipline within the general field of economics dealing with funding, financial markets, and the funding implications for managing businesses.

7. the management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies: [as modifier] the firm's finance department ■ monetary support for an enterprise the clearing banks are important sources of finance ■ (finances) the monetary resources and affairs of a state, organization, or person the club's finances are stretched to the limit 2. [with obj.] provide funding for (a person or enterprise)

8. The practice of manipulating and managing money. The capital involved in a project, especially the capital that has to be raised to start a new business. A loan of money for a particular purpose, especially by a finance house An academic discipline within the general field of economics dealing with funding, financial markets, and the funding implications for managing businesses.

9. Sources: OxfordAmericanDictionary. OxfordAmericanThesaurus. OxfordBusinessAndManagement. OxfordFinanceAndBanking. http://www.wikipedia.com

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