finance

«finance» in Mova's school dictionary: The management of money, especially by governments, banks… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) (money) The management of money, especially by governments, banks and businesses. tree →

2) Money that is used to pay for a project or a purchase. tree →

3) (verb) To provide the money for something. tree →

sense 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 →
• The school needs finance to build a new playground. tree →
• The bake sale helped finance our class trip. tree →
• They bought the car on finance and pay each month. tree →
• The government's minister of finance plans the budget. tree →
• Learning about personal finance helps you save money. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Her dad works in finance in London and is hardly ever home before she's asleep.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «finance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.