Definitions
1.NounThe management of money and other assets.
2.NounThe science of management of money and other assets.
3.NounMonetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company."Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?"
4.NounThe provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away."Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd."
5.VerbTo conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances.
6.VerbTo pay ransom.
7.VerbTo manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking."His parents financed his college education.; He financed his home purchase through a local credit union."
8.VerbTo extort ransom from.