finance
Other forms: finances; financing; financed
To finance something is to pay for it, like using the money you earn at your part-time job to finance your cell phone bill.
As a verb, it carries two very different meanings: "to pay for" or "obtain on credit." So, if you can finance your trip, it means you have the money to pay for it. Anyone who works in finance, meaning the banking and investment industry, will tell you plenty of people get in trouble by letting credit cards finance things like vacations.
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the commercial activity of providing funds and capitaltypes:corporate financethe financial activities of corporationhigh financelarge and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical)investing, investmentthe act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profitbankingtransacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.arbitragea kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher priceforeign direct investmentinvesting in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)leverage, leveraginginvesting with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)home bankingbanking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer)type of:business, business enterprise, commercial enterprisethe activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
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the management of money and credit and banking and investmentstypes:bankingengaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.type of:
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the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assetstype of:economic science, economics, political economythe branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
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obtain or provide money for“Can we finance the addition to our home?”types:seedhelp (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed moneybacksupport financial backing forrefinancerenew the financing offundconvert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bondstype of:paygive money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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sell or provide on credittype of:creditaccounting: enter as credit
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In September, 1952, Richard Nixon, a young senator from California, was nominated to run for Vice President. Days later, however, he was accused of accepting funds from campaign donors to use for personal expenses. Nixon chose to use the new medium of television to defend himself. In a televised speech, he admitted to receiving one gift — a cocker spaniel named Checkers. He explained that his two young daughters loved the dog and would not give it up. The speech was a tremendous success, and Nixon went on to serve two terms as Vice President. Ironically, another television performance, a debate with John Kennedy in 1960, cost him the election that year. Nixon was elected President in 1968, but ultimately resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
If you have an appreciation for finance, budget some time to review this list of terms related to economics. You'll learn all about capitalism, markets, and stocks and bonds. Once you've mastered these words, your vocabulary will be one of your greatest assets.