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单词 finance
释义 fi·nance
I. \fə̇ˈnan(t)s, ˈfīˌn-, -naa(ə)n- also fīˈn-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English finaunce ending, settlement, payment, ransom, from Middle French finance, from finer to end, pay + -ance — more at fine
1. finances plural : the pecuniary affairs or resources of a state, company, or individual
 < school had to close for lack of finances >
 < his finances were in bad shape >
 < company with ample finances >
2. : the obtaining of funds or capital : financing
 < productive business expansion for which finance would otherwise be unavailable — F.D.Roosevelt >
3. : the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities
 < people employed in … trade, finance, personal services, and government — P.H.Landis >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English finauncen, from finaunce, n.
transitive verb
1. : to raise or provide funds or capital for
 < finance a war >
 < finance a new home >
 < encouraged and financed a career >
 < finance a new venture >
2. : to provide with necessary funds in order to achieve a desired end
 < finance a son through school >
 < financeed the government through this emergency >
3. : to sell on credit : to supply on credit
 < the early motor-vehicle producers were not in a position to finance … the automobile distributors and dealers who wished to obtain cars for resale to consumers — C.W.Phelps >
 < your store bill is too high, we just can't finance you any longer >
intransitive verb
: to secure needed funds or capital
 < governments and individuals finance through borrowing >
fin·ance·able adjective
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