finance

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English finaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance, from finer (“to pay ransom”) (whence also English fine (“to pay a penalty”)), from fin (“end”), from Latin fīnis. Original English sense that appeared c. 1400 was “ending”. The sense of “ending or satisfying a debt” originated from French influence: in the sense of “ransom” appeared in the mid 15th century, in the sense of “taxation” appeared in the late 15th century. In the sense of “manage money” first recorded c. 1770. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪˈnæns/ IPA(key): /ˈfaɪnæns/, /faɪˈnæns/ Hyphenation: fi‧nance Rhymes: -æns === Noun === finance (countable and uncountable, plural finances) The management of money and other assets. The science of management of money and other assets. (usually in the plural) Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company. 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. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== financier ==== Translations ==== === Verb === finance (third-person singular simple present finances, present participle financing, simple past and past participle financed) (intransitive) To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances. (intransitive, obsolete) To pay ransom. (transitive) To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking. Synonym: fund 2000, G. Colombo, Sanctions and remedies in cases of illegal financing of political parties, Trading in Influence and the Illegal Financing of Political Parties, Third European Conference of Specialised Services in the Fight against Corruption, page 64, Indeed, it is a crime to finance or make contributions in any form to political parties, their factions, parliamentary groups, i.e. members of the Italian parliament (if they are Italian) and the European parliament, regional, provincial and town councillors, candidates in such offices, party leaders: […] . (transitive, obsolete) To extort ransom from. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Glossary of finance === References === “finance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. "finance" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006. === Further reading === finance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Finanzen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɪnant͡sɛ] === Noun === finance f pl (relational adjective finanční) finances ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “finance”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “finance”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “finance”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiˈnant͡se/ Rhymes: -ant͡se Syllabification: fi‧nan‧ce === Adverb === finance financially == French == === Etymology === From Old French finer (“to pay”) + -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.nɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === finance f (plural finances) finance ==== Derived terms ==== financer ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: finans → Norwegian Bokmål: finans → Norwegian Nynorsk: finans === Further reading === “finance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012