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# finance

noun (finance, finances); verb (finance, finances, financed, financing)

«finance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (money) The management of money, especially by governments, banks and businesses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#m1)
2. Money that is used to pay for a project or a purchase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#m2)
3. (verb) To provide the money for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#m3)

### In the lessons

In adult life and economics lessons it describes how money is handled, borrowed and spent. In stories about grown-ups: «Mum works in finance». Buying a car «on finance» means borrowing money and paying it back in parts. Phrases: personal finance, finance a project, on finance, minister of finance.

### Examples

- My aunt works in finance at a big bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#x1)
- The school needs finance to build a new playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#x2)
- The bake sale helped finance our class trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#x3)
- They bought the car on finance and pay each month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#x4)
- The government's minister of finance plans the budget. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#x5)
- Learning about personal finance helps you save money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: financial. Pronounced FY-nance or fi-NANCE; both are fine. «Finances» (plural) means the money a person or group has. «Fiancé» (engaged partner) is a different word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «finance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«finance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/finance.html) on Mova free.