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finances
| Main Entry: |
finances
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or corporation's money, property |
| Synonyms: | affairs, assets, balance sheet, budget, capital, cash, condition, funds, net, net worth, resources, revenue, wealth, wherewithal, worth |
| Main Entry: | finance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer loan money; set up in business |
| Synonyms: | back, bank, bankroll, capitalize, endow, float*, fund, go for, grubstake, guarantee, juice*, lay on one, loan shark, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, provide funds, provide security, put up money, raise dough, sponsor, stake, subsidize, support, underwrite |
| Antonyms: | call in, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | budget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial plan |
| Synonyms: | account, aggregate, allocation, allowance, bulk, cost, estimated expenses, finances, fiscal estimate, funds, means, planned disbursement, quantity, quantum, resources, spending plan, statement, total |
| Main Entry: | capital |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial assets |
| Synonyms: | CD, IRA, business, cash, estate, finances, financing, fortune, funds, gold, interests, investment, kitty, means, money, nest egg, principal, property, resources, savings, stake, stock, substance, treasure, ways and means, wealth, wherewithal |
| Notes: | the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government |
| Main Entry: | means |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wealth, resources |
| Synonyms: | ace in the hole, affluence, assets, backing, bankroll, budget, bundle, capital, dough, estate, finances, fortune, funds, holdings, income, intangibles, kitty, money, nest egg, nut*, pocket, possessions, property, purse, rainy day, reserves, revenue, riches, savings, securities, sock, stake, stuff, substance, ways and means, wherewithal |
| Antonyms: | paucity, poorness, shame |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | money |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | currency accepted as exchange for goods, services |
| Synonyms: | almighty dollar, banknote, bankroll, bill, bread, bucks, capital, cash, check, chips, coin, coinage, dough, finances, fund, funds, gold, gravy, greenback, hard cash, legal tender, loot*, medium of exchange, pay, payment, pesos, property, resources, riches, roll, salary, silver, specie, treasure, wad, wage, wealth, wherewithal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wherewithal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessary means |
| Synonyms: | assets, finances, financing, funds, means, money, resources, wealth |
| Main Entry: | grubstake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | capital |
| Synonyms: | CD, IRA, backing, business, capitalization, cash, estate, finances, financing, fortune, funding, funds, gold, interests, investment, kitty, means, money, nest egg, principal, property, resources, savings, stake, stock, subsidization, substance, treasure |
| Main Entry: | subsidization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | capital |
| Synonyms: | backing, business, capitalization, cash, estate, finances, financing, fortune, funding, funds, gold, grubstake, interests, investment, kitty, means, money, nest egg, principal, property, resources, savings, stake, stock, substance, treasure, ways and means, wealth, wherewithal |
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