Finance
/ˈfaɪ.næns/noun
The management, creation, and movement of money and credit.
Did you know?Finance comes from Old French *finance*, meaning a payment or settlement, from *finer* (“to end, settle”), ultimately tied to the idea of bringing something to an end.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
finis
“end, boundary, limit”
Vulgar Latin
VL
finire
“to end, limit, bring to a close”
Old French
Old French
finance
“a payment, settlement, or ransom”
Middle English
English
finance
“a payment or pecuniary resource”
Modern English
English
finance
“the management of money and credit”