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finance
What does finance mean?
finance (verb): obtain or provide money for.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use finance in a sentence?
- Can we finance the addition to our home? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does finance come from?
From Middle English finaunce, fynaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to finance
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “finance” mean?
send via the postal service
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obtain or provide money for
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move or strike with a noise
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to allow to, not to prevent
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