Noun

1. The management of money and other assets.
2. The science of management of money and other assets.
3. In plural (finances), the monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.

Usage notes

"And statesmen as well ought to know these things; for a state is often as much in want of money and of such devices for obtaining it as a household, or even more so; hence some public men devote themselves entirely to finance."

Verb

1. To provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.

   His parents financed his college education.

   He financed his home purchase through a local credit union.