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The managing of money matters. Also: to give or get money for.

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Usage examples (27)
  • finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.
  • Can we finance the addition to our home?
  • One of the most difficult things in finance is for a depreciated currency to recover the former value.
  • In the end is a long term finance, if you wanted to be.
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  • He tried hard to "finance" (to raise money for a project) a ring for his "fiancee" (the female of an engaged couple), but she easily paid for a tuxedo for her "fiance" (the male of an engaged couple).
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