1 [U] the money you need to start or support a business, etc 资金；资本: How will you raise the finance to start the project? 你到哪里去筹钱展开这项计划？

2 [U] the activity of managing money 理财；财政；财务: Who is the new Minister of Finance? 谁是新任的财政部长？an expert in finance 财务专家

3 finances [pl] the money a person, company, country, etc has to spend （个人、公司、国家等的）财力，资金: What are our finances like at the moment? (= how much money have we got?) 我们现在的财务状况怎么样？