名詞 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

動(dòng)詞 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.
   英國(guó)財(cái)政大臣是負(fù)責(zé)財(cái)政的大臣。
2. He is an well-known expert in finance.
   他是知名的金融專家。
3. The politician was appointed as the Minister of Finance.
   這位政治家被任命為財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)。
4. The repairs to the school will be financed by the educational department.
   學(xué)校的修繕將由教育部門出資。
5. Unless we can get more finance, we'll have to close the store.
   除非我們能得到更多的資金，我們將不得不關(guān)閉這家商店。

fi.nance

n.（名詞）
Abbr. fin.The science of the management of money and other assets.
縮寫 fin.財(cái)政學(xué)：資金或其他財(cái)產(chǎn)的管理科學(xué)
The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.
財(cái)政管理：對(duì)資金、銀行業(yè)、投資和信貸的管理
finances Monetary resources; funds, especially those of a government or corporate body.
finances 財(cái)源：資金來(lái)源；尤其是政府或公司等的基金
The supplying of funds or capital.
資金，資本：資金或資本的提供
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
fi.nanced,fi.nanc.ing,fi.nanc.es
To provide or raise the funds or capital for:
供資金給：為…籌措或提供資金或資本：
例句：
financed a new car.
為買輛新車而籌錢

To supply funds to:
給…提供資金：
例句：
financing a daughter through law school.
供女兒讀完法律學(xué)校

To furnish credit to.
貸款，提供貸款

來(lái)源：
Middle English finaunce [settlement, money supply]
中古英語(yǔ) finaunce [解決，供錢]
from Old French finance [payment]
源自 古法語(yǔ) finance [付款]
from finer [to pay ransom]
源自 finer [付贖金]
from fin [end]
源自 fin [結(jié)束]
from Latin fonis
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) fonis

【引伸】
finance.able
adj.（形容詞）