fi·nance 
(fə-năns, fī-, fīnăns′)
(fə-năns, fī-, fīnăns′)n.
1. The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.
2. finances Monetary resources: could not make the purchase because of limited finances.
3. The supplying of funds or capital.
tr.v. fi·nanced, fi·nanc·ing, fi·nanc·es
1. To provide or raise the funds or capital for: financed a new car.
2. To supply funds to: financing a daughter through law school.
[Middle English finaunce, settlement, money supply, from Old French finance, payment, from finer, to pay ransom, from fin, end, from Latin fīnis.]
fi·nancea·ble adj.
- Indo-European root: weid-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weip-
- Indo-European root: weiə-
- Indo-European root: wekti-
- Indo-European root: wekw-
- Indo-European root: wel-
- Indo-European root: wel-
- Indo-European root: welə-
- Indo-European root: wemə-
- Indo-European root: wen-
- Indo-European root: wen-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: werg-
- Indo-European root: wers-
- Indo-European root: wes-
- Indo-European root: wes-
- Indo-European root: wes-
- Indo-European root: wes-pero-