"finances" in the noun sense
1. finance
the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
2. finance
the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
3. finance
the management of money and credit and banking and investments
"finances" in the verb sense
1. finance
obtain or provide money for
"Can we finance the addition to our home?"
2. finance
sell or provide on credit
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