finance
fi·nance/fɪˈnæns/noun, verb
finance is spelled F-I-N-A-N-C-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (fi·nance). It appears 45 times per million words in written English, the 2,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, finance means “The management of money and other assets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of finance is finances.
How many letters and syllables are in finance?
| Letters | 7: F-I-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fi·nance |
| In writing | 45 times per million words; the 2,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is finance?
Finance appears 45 times per million words in written English, the 2,253rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce finance?
- UK /fɪˈnæns/
- /ˈfaɪnæns/
- /faɪˈnæns/
Finance has 2 syllables, split fi·nance in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-finance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of finance
- finances plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- financing participle, present
- financed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does finance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The management of money and other assets.
- 2
The science of management of money and other assets.
- 3
Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.
Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?
- 4
The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away.
Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd.
verb
- 1
To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances.
- 2
obsoleteTo pay ransom.
- 3
To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.
His parents financed his college education.
- 4
obsoleteTo extort ransom from.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate finance?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of finance: Fin., fin..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Finance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | finance , financer |
| German | Finanz, Finanzen, Geldwesen , finanzieren , Finanzwissenschaft, Geldwissenschaft |
| Portuguese | finanças , financiar |
| Spanish | finanza , financiar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does finance come from?
From Middle English finaunce, fynaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance, from finer (“to pay ransom”) (whence also English fine (“to pay a penalty”)), from fin (“end”), from Latin fīnis. Original English sense that appeared c. 1400 was “ending”. The sense of “ending or satisfying a debt” originated from French influence: in the sense of “ransom” appeared in the mid 15th century, in the sense of “taxation” appeared in the late 15th century. In the sense of “manage money” first recorded c. 1770.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).