Money and banking / B1

FYN-ans/ˈfaɪnæns/

Finance is the management of money, especially by a company or government: work in finance; public finance; a finance department. Money is the everyday word; economics is the wider academic subject. Financial is the adjective: financial advice. Finances (plural) often means a person’s or company’s money situation. As a verb: finance a project means provide the money.

Meaning

The management of money, especially by a company or government.

Examples

• “She works in finance at a large bank.”
• “She studied finance after her first degree.”
• “The club’s finances are in better shape this year.”

Good to know

work in finance. Adjective: financial. Plural: finances = money situation. Verb: finance a project. Subject neighbour: economics.

Near in meaning

funding

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