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  • 31finance — 1 noun 1 (U) the management of money, especially money controlled by a government, company, or large organization: the university s finance committee | high finance (=financial activities involving countries or large companies) 2 finances a) the… …

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  • 32finance */ — [faɪˈnæns] , [ˈfaɪnæns] noun I 1) [U] decisions on how money is spent or invested the company s finance committee[/ex] 2) [U] money that is used to pay for something such as a large project Where will the finance for this project come from?[/ex]… …

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  • 33finance — / faɪnæns/ noun money used by a company, provided by the shareholders or by loans ● Where will they get the necessary finance for the project? ■ verb to provide money to pay for something ● They plan to finance the operation with short term loans …

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  • 34finance — [14] Finance comes ultimately from Latin fīnis ‘end’, and its present day monetary connotations derive from the notion of ‘finally settling a debt by payment’. Its immediate source is Old French finance, a derivative of the verb finer ‘end,… …

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  • 35finance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, ending, payment, from Anglo French, from finer to end, pay, from fin end more at fine Date: 1739 1. plural money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual 2. the system that… …

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  • 36finance — n. high; public finance * * * [ faɪnæns] public finance high …

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  • 37finance — 1. noun 1) he knows about finance Syn: financial affairs, money matters, fiscal matters, economics, money management, commerce, business, investment 2) short term finance Syn: funds, assets, money …

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  • 38finance — 1. noun 1) he knows about finance Syn: financial affairs, money matters, economics, commerce, business, investment 2) short term finance Syn: funds, money, capital, cash, reso …

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  • 39finance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. capitalize, back, fund, subsidize; put up money for; underwrite, guarantee. See debt, payment. n. high finance, banking; budget, purse, treasury. See money, accounting, means. II (Roget s IV) n.… …

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  • 40finance — 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 …

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