- present tense form of finance (3rd person singular).
finances
Example Sentences
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Some have demanded the city more thoroughly investigate whether municipal finances or policies were compromised and enact safeguards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Gross U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion, marking a new milestone in the country’s struggle to control its finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the podcast, he praised Farage's media skills but said he had not dealt well with questions over his personal finances and needed to be better prepared.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
But his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party made little headway improving the country's finances, with galloping inflation, crippling debt and a feeble rupee undermining economic reform.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sighing, I scrounged my finances journal out from under my pillow and tried to figure out what I could afford at the market.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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