finances
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Definition
Noun 1. Monetary resources; funds: The money that a person, organization, or government has available. 2. The management of large amounts of money: The science or practice of managing money, banking, investments, and credit on a large scale (e.g., public or corporate level).
Usage
The word "finances" is a plural noun. It refers to the overall state of monetary resources or the management of those resources. * It is typically used with plural verbs (e.g., The company's finances are in good shape). * It often appears with possessive determiners (e.g., my finances, the country's finances, their finances).
Examples
- Personal context:
- Business context:
- Governmental context:
Advanced Usage
- "to get one's finances in order": To organize and manage one's money responsibly.
- Before buying a house, you should get your finances in order.
- "to be in charge of finances": To have responsibility for managing money.
- As the CFO, she is in charge of the corporation's finances.
Variants and Related Words
- Finance (noun, uncountable): The management of money, especially by governments or large companies (e.g., ).
- Finance (verb): To provide funding for something (e.g., ).
- Financial (adjective): Relating to money (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- Funds: Money that is readily available.
- Resources: A supply of money, materials, or assets that can be drawn on.
- Monetary affairs: Matters concerning money.
Related Idioms
- "to be flush with finances": To have plenty of money.
- After the successful product launch, the startup was flush with finances.
- "to stretch one's finances": To try to make a limited amount of money cover all necessary expenses.
- Rising costs are stretching the household finances.
Noun
- assets in the form of money