Meaning of finance In English

• 0 (the management of) a supply of money:

  • corporate/personal/public finance

  • the minister of finance/the finance minister

  • You need to speak to someone in the finance department.

  • The finance committee controls the school's budget.

  • We keep a tight control on the organization's finances.

  • UK informal My finances won't run to (= I do not have enough money to buy) a new car this year.

• 1 to provide the money needed for something to happen:

  • The city council has refused to finance the project.

• 2 the management of money, or the money belonging to a person, group, or organization:

  • [ U ] corporate/personal finance

  • [ pl ] the city’s finances

• 3 money borrowed from an investor, bank, organization, etc. in order to pay for something:

  • raise/get/obtain finance Other ways of raising finance include equity release on a home and flexible mortgages.

  • arrange/provide/offer finance for sth The state-owned bank provides finance for buying homes.

  • require/need/seek finance All of these strategies required finance.

• 4 the activity or business of managing money, especially for a company or government:

  • finance industry/sector Employment is expected to grow in finance, insurance, real estate, trade and services industries.

  • finance minister/director/committee The finance director reported a 3% rise in sales.

• 5 the study of the way money is used and managed in the economy:

  • There, he studied corporate finance and learned how to read income statements and balance sheets.

• 6 money that is available for a person, company, government, etc. to use, and the way that it is used:

  • manage/control/handle your finances Many customers use online banking services to manage their finances.

  • personal/public/government finances Recession and ill-judged tax cuts have put extra strain on the public finances.

• 7 to provide or lend the money needed to pay for something :

  • finance a project/development/programme 20% of the budget has been set aside to help finance the project.

  • be financed by/with/through Corporate acquisitions will likely be financed through the issuance of high-yield bonds.