mass noun
1- the management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies（尤指政府或大公司的）财政; 金融。
1.1
- monetary support for an enterprise（企业的）资金：
the clearing banks are important sources of finance.
清算银行是重要的资金来源。
1.2
finances
the monetary resources and affairs of a state, organization, or person财源; （国家的）岁入; 财务状况。
with obj.
- provide funding for (a person or enterprise)为（个人, 企业）提供资金：
the health service is financed almost entirely by the taxpayer.
公共医疗卫生服务的资金几乎完全由纳税人承担。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, from finer 'make an end, settle a debt', from fin 'end' （see FINE2 ）. The original sense was 'payment of a debt, compensation, or ransom'; later 'taxation, revenue'. Current senses date from the 18th cent., and reflect sense development in French.