Finance

1. Noun.

The practice and theory of managing money.

2. Verb.

To provide or to obtain funds, capital or credit.

3. Capital and projects.

Capital loaned or provided for a particular purpose, especially that which has to be raised to start a new project.

4. Organisational structure.

The corporate function which deals with an organisation's own money.

Contrasted with the firm's operations, which are essentially everything else (viewed from the perspective of a finance person).

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