finances

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finances

She carefully reviews her household finances at the kitchen table.

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.
finances

She carefully reviews her household finances at the kitchen table.

Noun
  1. assets in the form of money