finances 1 of 2

plural noun

fə-ˈnan(t)s How to pronounce finances (audio)
as in resources
available money will have to take a look at our finances to see if we can afford it

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finances

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verb

present tense third-person singular of finance
1
as in funds
to provide money for a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City

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as in endows
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college

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Recent Examples of finances
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As head of the Canadian province’s media investment agency, Thorne-Stone finances everything from feature films to XR content. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Leaders should understand whether the capital creates a path to sustainable value or simply finances the next fundraising round. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Selling the 210 put and 245 call, each 10 points further from the money, generates a credit that partially finances the trade. — Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 But most bonds are repaid by the state’s general fund, the main cash box that finances major programs such as education, healthcare, prisons and fighting wildfires. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 If an individual is addicted, continuing indefinitely in a street economy that finances the addiction cannot reasonably be described as rehabilitation. — Lawrence Bell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026 Globo fully finances the films, without tapping Brazilian incentives for film production. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 The state budget is an obvious source for anyone interested in how California finances its programs. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026 Their model included where the city’s water comes from, how the local utility finances new infrastructure and sets rates and how rising rates might change how households use water. — Emma Court, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finances
  1. funds
  2. subsidizes
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  • Aora also partners with rePurpose Global so that for every product sold, the company funds the removal from nature of nine times that item’s weight in plastic waste.
    — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The organization paying for it may also receive only part of its value, as when a hospital funds a system that benefits patients and insurers.
    — Hani Assi, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • His work as a reporter, which subsidizes his writing career, has taken him to Afghanistan, Bosnia, Ukraine, Kosovo, and most recently, Kuwait, for an upcoming magazine story about drones and the war in Iran.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The academy is unusual because the series subsidizes drivers taking part, with backing from F1 ownership and its own sponsors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Finances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finances. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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