I. fə-ˈnan(t)s, ˈfī-ˌ, fī-ˈ noun
Etymology: Middle English, ending, payment, from Anglo-French, from finer to end, pay, from fin end — more at fine
Date: 1739
1. plural : money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual
2. : the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities
3. : the science or study of the management of funds
4. : the obtaining of funds or capital : financing
II. transitive verb
( fi·nanced ; fi·nanc·ing )
Date: 1866
1.
a. : to raise or provide funds or capital for
finance a new house
b. : to furnish with necessary funds
finance a son through college
2. : to sell something to on credit