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finance

[fi-nans, fahy-nans] / fɪˈnæns, ˈfaɪ næns /
NOUN
economic affairs
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banking business commerce economics investment
STRONG
accounts money
WEAK
financial affairs money management
VERB
offer loan money; set up in business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back bankroll fund guarantee promote sponsor subsidize support underwrite
STRONG
bank capitalize endow float grubstake juice patronize stake
WEAK
go for lay on one loan shark pay for pick up the check pick up the tab prime the pump provide funds provide security put up money raise dough
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapprove discourage hurt refuse reject
WEAK
call in take

Example Sentences

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Market efficiency is one of the most important ideas in finance, but investors can take it too literally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Champions of artificial intelligence say the technology is poised to take over some of the most traditional titles in finance: stockbroker, portfolio manager, financial adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The company said it is conducting demonstrations for oil and gas, finance and retail companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Motorists have also been warned to be on the alert for scammers posing as car finance lenders offering fake compensation.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Some huge percentage of the increase—more than half, certainly, but exactly how much more than half they declined to tell Eisman—flowed from the arcane end of the home finance sector, known as structured finance.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.