1. noun /ˈfaɪ.næns,fəˈnæns/
a) The management of money and other assets.
b) The science of management of money and other assets.
2. verb /ˈfaɪ.næns,fəˈnæns/
To provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking; to back; to support.
His parents financed his college education.
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