n.
Pronunciation: f ə - ' nan(t)s, ' f ī - ˌ , f ī - '
Function: 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