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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The project is funded by Measure LB, an $850-million bond measure that finances LBCC construction. — Kate Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 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 An American who purchases a home in Switzerland, Germany or the United Kingdom typically finances that home in Swiss francs, euros or pounds — the currency in which the property is priced and in which the taxpayer earns income. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 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 Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Supporters of the market counter that private money often finances the excavation, preservation, and study of fossils that might otherwise remain buried indefinitely. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finances
  1. funds
  2. subsidizes
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  • Movies in this class are, paradigmatically, produced, written, and directed by the same person, who generally also plays the devastatingly handsome romantic lead (and often funds the proceedings with money earned in some unrelated capacity).
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The trio accused the US Department of Defense of charging them with insubordination for publicly supporting that editorial independence in covering the agency, which partly funds the publication.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • In simpler terms, a part of your paycheck subsidizes a boomer’s benefits—and according to the Cato Institute’s 2025 polling, only 45% of Americans correctly understand how the program works.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Sanctioning Iranian oil effectively subsidizes the Chinese economy, Cassidy said, by creating a pool of cheap crude that only China is willing and able to snap up.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Finances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finances. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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