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fin.

fin. is the abbreviation of finance.

fin. is the abbreviation of finish.

Meaning of finance

Noun

finance (countable and uncountable, plural finances)

  1. The management of money and other assets.
    • And statesmen as well ought to know these things; for a state is often as much in want of money and of such devices for obtaining it as a household, or even more so; hence some public men devote themselves entirely to finance.4th century BCE, Aristotle, Politics, volume book I, part XI; republished as John Alexander Smith, William David Ross, transl., The works of Aristotle translated into English, volume 10, 1908
  2. The science of management of money and other assets.
  3. (plural-normally) Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.
    • Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?
  4. The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away.
    • Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd.

See all 8 meanings of finance

Meaning of finish

Noun

finish (plural finishes)

  1. An end; the end of anything.
    • Noel meets a cruel finish: "Kid," the government lackey who "protects" the clubs in the tourist belt, shoots Noel dead in an alley for stealing Pining out of the brothel.1990 August 18, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, “The Boston Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Continues”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 6, page 9
  2. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
    • The car's finish was so shiny and new.
  3. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
  4. A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
  5. A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
    • The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish...2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC
  6. (slang) The ending of a match and its structure.

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Noun capitalized: Fin.

Fin.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of finance.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of financial.
  3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of financing.

Proper noun capitalized: Fin.

Fin.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Finland.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Finnish.

Questions about fin.

What is fin. the abbreviation of?
Fin. is the abbreviation of finance.
What part of speech is fin.?
Fin. can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near fin. in the dictionary

  1. fin-foots
  2. fin-like
  3. fin-tech
  4. fin-techs
  5. fin-toed
  6. fin.
  7. fina
  8. finable
  9. Finaghy
  10. finagle
  11. Finagle's law

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fin. (page history and authors); Fin. (page history and authors); finance (page history and authors); finish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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