finance

noun | fi·nance

1. : 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

transitive verb

1. a : to raise or provide funds or capital for finance a takeover

   b : to furnish with necessary funds

2. : to sell something to on credit