1 [U] the money you need to start or support a business, etc 资金;资本:
How will you raise the finance to start the project?你到哪里去筹钱展开这项计划?
2 [U] the activity of managing money 理财;财政;财务:
Who is the new Minister of Finance?谁是新任的财政部长?an expert in finance财务专家
3finances [pl] the money a person, company, country, etc has to spend (个人、公司、国家等的)财力,资金:
What are our finances like at the moment? (= how much money have we got?)我们现在的财务状况怎么样?
finance²
/ˈfaɪnæns;fəˈnæns ||; ˈfaɪnæns; fəˈnæns/verb
[T] to provide the money to pay for sth 提供资金;资助:
Your trip will be financed by the company.你的旅费由公司负担。