- present tense form of finance (3rd person singular).
finances
Example Sentences
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As parents across the country prepare to wave their children off to university, conversations about family finances and the cost of living are growing ever more frequent - and fervent.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It also has prompted women to question their finances and prenups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The city of Arcadia wrote in a public statement after she resigned that “no city finances, staff or decision-making processes were involved” in the charges against her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
But the prosecution raised concerns over his finances and his credibility, saying there had been hundreds of thousands of pounds going through his accounts, but it had been spent on cars and overseas travel.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
I cannot explain why, seeing how the storm had affected our family’s finances, I never told anyone that I had almost fifty dollars hidden away.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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Means to an End: Fin
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