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'''Finance''' is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of [[money]] and [[investment]]s. '''Finance''' is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of [[money]] and [[investment]]s.
 +==Etymology==
 +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''.
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 +Original English sense c. 1400 was “[[ending]]”. Sense of “ending/satisfying a [[debt]]” came from French influence: in sense of “[[ransom]]” mid 15th century, in sense of “[[taxation]]” late 15th century. In sense of “manage money” first recorded 1770.
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==See also== ==See also==
* [[Financial crisis of 2007–2010]] * [[Financial crisis of 2007–2010]]

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Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments.

Etymology

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.

Original English sense c. 1400 was “ending”. Sense of “ending/satisfying a debt” came from French influence: in sense of “ransom” mid 15th century, in sense of “taxation” late 15th century. In sense of “manage money” first recorded 1770.

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