finances

From the verb finance: (⇒ conjugate)

finances is: ⓘ

v 3rd person singular

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fi•nance /fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪnæns/   n., v., -nanced, -nanc•ing. 
n. 

1. [uncountable] the management of money, as in banking and investment.
2. Business finances, [plural] the monetary resources, such as of a company, individual, or government:
   Our finances are in good shape.

v. [~ + object]

3. to supply with money or capital;
   obtain money or credit for;
   fund:
   How will we finance these expenses?

See -fin-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fi•nance  (fi nans′, fī′nans), n., v., -nanced, -nanc•ing. 
n. 

1. the management of revenues;
   the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, esp. those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
2. Business finances, the monetary resources, as of a government, company, organization, or individual;
   revenue.

v.t. 

3. to supply with money or capital;
   obtain money or credit for.

v.i. 

4. to raise money or capital needed for financial operations.

• Anglo-French, Middle French finance, equivalent. to fin(er) to end, settle, pay (see fine²) + -ance -ance
• Middle English finaunce 1350–1400

fi•nance′a•ble adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

finance / fɪˈnæns ˈfaɪnæns/ noun

1. the system of money, credit, etc, esp with respect to government revenues and expenditures
2. funds or the provision of funds
3. (plural) funds; financial condition

verb

1. (transitive) to provide or obtain funds, capital, or credit for

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from finer to end, settle by payment