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"finance" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often bankroll (8 letters).
Definitions
the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
Word origin
From Middle English finaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance, from finer (“to pay ransom”) (whence also English fine (“to pay a penalty”)), from fin (“end”), from Latin fīnis.
Used in a sentence
“Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?”
“Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd.”
“His parents financed his college education.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Funding field”7 letters
02“Management of money”7 letters
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