- present tense form of finance (3rd person singular).
finances
Example Sentences
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With public finances under strain, Schomaker said COP17 in Armenia would focus on ways to better engage the private sector in helping close the $700-billion annual funding shortfall for the 2030 nature protection goals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
A Fed survey on consumer finances finds that borrowers may be falling behind on loans or spending a larger share of their income on debt payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
U.S. finances are stuck in a rut that alarms policymakers, but hasn’t moved them to change course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, have proposed a bill to shore up Social Security’s finances and expand benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
It was his responsibility, he’d say, to handle the family finances.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Vocabulary lists containing finances
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Means to an End: Fin
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