finance

名词 finance:

1. the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
2. the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
3. the management of money and credit and banking and investments

动词 finance:

1. obtain or provide money for
2. sell or provide on credit

1. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the minister in charge of finance in Britain.
   英国财政大臣是负责财政的大臣。
2. He is an well-known expert in finance.
   他是知名的金融专家。
3. The politician was appointed as the Minister of Finance.
   这位政治家被任命为财政部长。
4. The repairs to the school will be financed by the educational department.
   学校的修缮将由教育部门出资。
5. Unless we can get more finance, we'll have to close the store.
   除非我们能得到更多的资金，我们将不得不关闭这家商店。

fi.nance

n.（名词）
Abbr. fin.The science of the management of money and other assets.
缩写 fin.财政学：资金或其他财产的管理科学
The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.
财政管理：对资金、银行业、投资和信贷的管理
finances Monetary resources; funds, especially those of a government or corporate body.
finances 财源：资金来源；尤其是政府或公司等的基金
The supplying of funds or capital.
资金，资本：资金或资本的提供
v.tr.（及物动词）
fi.nanced,fi.nanc.ing,fi.nanc.es
To provide or raise the funds or capital for:
供资金给：为…筹措或提供资金或资本：
例句：
financed a new car.
为买辆新车而筹钱

To supply funds to:
给…提供资金：
例句：
financing a daughter through law school.
供女儿读完法律学校

To furnish credit to.
贷款，提供贷款

来源：
Middle English finaunce [settlement, money supply]
中古英语 finaunce [解决，供钱]
from Old French finance [payment]
源自 古法语 finance [付款]
from finer [to pay ransom]
源自 finer [付赎金]
from fin [end]
源自 fin [结束]
from Latin fonis
源自 拉丁语 fonis

【引伸】
finance.able
adj.（形容词）