单词 | financier |
释义 | financiern. 1. In France: a tax farmer (see farmer n.2 1a); an administrator or collector of taxes. Cf. financer n. 1. historical in later use.The system of privatized tax collection involving such tax farmers was abolished during the French Revolution. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > tax collection > [noun] > tax-collector > farmer of revenue farmera1325 renter1588 financier1595 undertaker1602 financer1604 farmer general1608 under-farmera1751 1595 T. W. tr. P. Leroy et al. Pleasant Satyre 86 There shall be no neede of treasurers and financiers..that may make themselues fat with, and vse the substance of the people. 1741 D. Hume Ess. xv. 185 The only Gainers by it [sc. the oppressive fiscal system in France] are the Financiers, a Race of Men..hated by..the whole Kingdom. 1756 C. Lennox tr. P. M. de L'Écluse des Loges Mem. Maximilian de Bethune I. viii. 399 He would never be served with fidelity till he found a man who..would not fear to draw upon himself the hatred of the financeers. 1872 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 547 St. Simon..broke down, owing to the opposition of the financiers, in his endeavours to abolish the gabelle—that salt-tax of odious memory. 1990 M. Thom tr. F. Aftalion French Revol. i. 17 The general public hated tax-farmers and finançiers. 2. A person concerned with or skilled in finance; esp. (in early use) one who raises or manages public funds; (now) a person who or organization which manages or lends large amounts of money to businesses or governments for profit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money > one who manages public money financier1601 man of finance1701 financialist1831 financian1840 financist1846 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > money-dealer > capitalist or financier money-master1577 moneyed mana1593 financier1601 fooker1607 fowker1630 man of finance1701 moneyed interest1711 capitalist1774 fundlord1821 financialist1831 financian1840 financist1846 capitalizer1874 player1934 1601 G. de Malynes Treat. Canker Englands Commonw. ii. 48 What shall we say to these Bankers which commonly are in league with the financiers of the low countries. 1618 F. Bacon Let. 2 Jan. in Wks. (1872) XIII. 453 I..whom only love and duty to your majesty..hath made a financier. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem ii. 39 So we may prove Financiers Thieves. 1777 Sixteenth Ode of Third Bk. Horace Imit. Ded. sig. Bv The first L——d of the T——y, and the most able financeer in Europe. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 330 The objects of a financier are..to secure an ample revenue; to impose it with judgment..to employ it œconomically [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ix. §10. 710 Walpole..was the first English Minister who was a great financier. 1880 B. Disraeli Endymion II. ii. 15 Forty years ago the great financiers had not that..position in society which they possess at present. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. iii. 259 The real rulers of this country—financiers and big business! 2018 New Scientist 23 June 39/1 Climate bonds are clearly a work in progress, both in what counts as green and in their popularity among financiers. 3. A kind of small rich almond cake of French origin, typically baked in a rectangular mould. Also (and in earliest use) more fully financier cake. ΚΠ 1874 A. Gouffé tr. J. Gouffé Royal Bk. Pastry & Confectionery i. v. 80 Paste for financier cakes [Fr. pâte au gateau financier]. Take: 1 lb. of pounded sugar [etc.]. 1989 N.Y. Mag. 23 Oct. 70 The wonderful smells of the hens cooking and the financiers baking are all part of the afternoon. 2013 Straits Times (Singapore) 23 Aug. (Weekend Life! section) 7/5 Learn how to whip up Petit Baked Treats, such as lemon madeleines and candied orange financiers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). financierv. 1. intransitive. To act as a financier (financier n. 2); to manage finances. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > manage money [verb (intransitive)] financier1838 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > deal in money or finance [verb (intransitive)] financier1838 finance1841 1838 J. C. Neal Charcoal Sketches 167 He ‘financiered’ with the same liberality by borrowing from his little friends. 1903 Designer Nov. 53/1 Richard had great confidence in her ability to financier, so,..gave the rest of the money to Christine. 2014 Jrnl. Social Hist. 47 907 While Franklin financiered in New Orleans, John Armfield built a shipping enterprise. ΚΠ 1840 Wisconsin Enquirer 21 Nov. A certain ‘persecuted’ gentleman financiered the Bank out of about $30,000. 1863 Bulwark, or Reformation Jrnl. July 49 He and his Church started poor in this city... He has financiered it into vast wealth. 1865 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. I. 129 He tried hard..to financeer us out of an additional forty cents. 1900 Comm. Relations U.S. with Foreign Countries 1899 II. 446 The public has displayed an eagerness to take the shares of these companies, and the bankers who have financiered them have found no difficulty in disposing of the stock. 3. transitive. To finance (a person, organization, enterprise, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > provide with capital stock1615 finance1783 financier1873 capitalize1878 fund1900 angel1904 bankroll1915 1873 Daily News (Kingston, Canada) 18 Oct. The directors, who negotiated loans and financiered the scheme in Europe, met with gratifying success. 1894 Daily News 3 Oct. 6/5 Intent upon persuading her husband to financeer the Onofalga Company. 1962 Bonham (Texas) Daily Favorite 15 July 1/1 The new road..was promoted, captalized [sic] and financiered to a large extent by Bonham people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1595v.1838 |
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