fi‧nance S3 W2 AC / faɪnæns, fənæns $ fənæns, faɪnæns / 名词 #

1 [不可数名词] the management of money by governments, large organizations etc :

leasing and other forms of business finance

Russia’s finance minister

the world of high finance (= financial activities involving very large amounts of money )

2 finances [复数形式] the money that an organization or person has, and the way that they manage it :

concerns about the company’s finances

She refused to answer questions about her personal finances.

3 [不可数名词] money provided by a bank or other institution to help buy or do something 同义词 funding/funds

finance for

We need to raise finance for further research.

finance W3 AC verb [及物动词] #

to provide money, especially a lot of money, to pay for something SYN fund :
The concerts are financed by the Arts Council.

— financing noun [不可数名词] :
The financing for the deal has been approved in principle.