finances
When you're talking about finances, you're talking about money and things that are worth money: assets, stocks, funds, resources, etc.
Finances is a fancy word for financial matters — in other words, things having to do with money. Businesses often talk about their finances, meaning how much money they're making or losing, and how their financial future looks. Sometimes, this word is a euphemism: "My finances are spiraling downward" sounds better than "I am flat-out broke." When you're discussing finances, you're talking about every possible aspect of money.
Definitions of finances
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assets in the form of money
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synonyms:
cash in hand, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource
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types:
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bank
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
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bankroll, roll
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
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pocket
a supply of money
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Medicaid funds
public funds used to pay for Medicaid
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coffer, exchequer, treasury
the funds of a government or institution or individual
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money supply
the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks
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escrow funds
funds held in escrow
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matching funds
funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources
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M1
a measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances
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M2
a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)
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M3
a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations)
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public treasury, till, trough
a treasury for government funds
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bursary
the treasury of a public institution or religious order
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subtreasury
a subordinate treasury or place of deposit
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fisc
a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
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type of:
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assets
anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Pronunciation
US
/ˈfaɪnænsɪz/
UK
/ˈfaɪnænsɪz/
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