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# finances

noun, plural of finance (finances); verb, third person of finance (finances)

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

## Everyday

1. (money) The money that a person, family, business or country has and how it is managed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#m1)
2. Third person form of the verb finance: pays for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#m2)

### In the lessons

In adult life it means how much money a family has and how they spend it: «our finances are tight this month». In stories it shows worry or comfort about money. Phrases: family finances, sort out your finances, his finances are in a mess, the bank finances.

### Examples

- Mum and Dad talk about the family finances every Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#x1)
- The club's finances are healthy, so we can buy new kits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#x2)
- After he lost his job, their finances were tight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#x3)
- Grandad helps me keep my finances in order with a piggy bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#x4)
- The council finances the local library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#x5)
- Good finances mean spending less than you earn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/#x6)

### Note

Usually plural in this sense: «my finances are…», with a plural verb. Related: financial, financially. In maths problems about finances, think of money in and money out.

## On Mova

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