| 单词 | finance |
| 释义 | finance finance /; ; / noun, verb
■ noun
CONSUMER FINANCE, CORPORATE FINANCE, DEBT FINANCE, EQUITY FINANCE, HIGH FINANCE, MEZZANINE FINANCE, MORTGAGE FINANCE, PERSONAL FINANCE, PROJECT FINANCE
1 [U] money that sb/sth borrows from a bank, receives from investors, etc. in order to run a business, complete an activity or buy sth: The project will only go ahead if they can raise the necessary finance. A group of banks will provide finance for the takeover. international sources of finance
❖ to apply for/get/obtain/raise/secure finance ◆ to arrange/provide finance ◆ long-term/short-term finance ◆ a finance business/group
2 [U] the activity of managing money, especially by a commercial organization or a government: the company's new finance chief She works in the finance department. a diploma in banking and finance the company's consumer finance arm (= that provides loans, etc. to customers) ◆ The government's poor management of public finance lost it the election. the world of high finance (= finance involving large companies or countries) ⇨ CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
a finance chief/director a finance committee/department/team company/corporate/personal/public finance
3 finances [pl.] the money available to a person, an organization or a country; the way this money is managed: The company is battling to put its finances in order. Buying new premises put a strain on our finances. Her personal finances are in a mess. Our finances are in much better shape now. The government will have to raise taxes to fill the hole in public finances (= the money needed to run the country).
❖ to sort out/handle/manage your finances ◆ company/corporate/government/household/public finances ◆ healthy/sound/strong finances ◆ deteriorating/shaky/weak finances ◆ sth boosts/strengthens your finances
VOCABULARY BUILDING
Providing finance
VERB NOUN PERSON finance financing financier invest nvestment investor fund funding funder sponsor sponsorship sponsor back backing backer
• The organization is financed by the government. • They invested $50 000 in the trust. • Extra funding will be needed to pay for the project. • The company has agreed to sponsor a TV show. • They are struggling to win financial backing for their plans
■ verb [+ obj]
to provide or obtain money for a project, or for a business or government to operate: We have sufficient funds to finance operations for another year. The deal was largely financed by/with/through a share issue. How are you going to finance your business degree? The company has issued new shares to help finance the acquisition. SYN FUND |
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