[fɪˈnans], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies
(e.g: a career in banking and finance)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from finer ‘make an end, settle a debt’, from fin ‘end’ (see fine). The original sense was ‘payment of a debt, compensation, or ransom’; later ‘taxation, revenue’. Current senses date from the 18th century, and reflect sense development in French

[fɪˈnans], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide funding for (a person or enterprise)
(e.g: the health service is financed almost entirely by the taxpayer)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from finer ‘make an end, settle a debt’, from fin ‘end’ (see fine). The original sense was ‘payment of a debt, compensation, or ransom’; later ‘taxation, revenue’. Current senses date from the 18th century, and reflect sense development in French