collocations.org

Collocations for finance - noun

1. (financing) (AmE usually ) money needed to fund sth

ADJECTIVE

cheap (= borrowed at low interest)
necessary
additional, extra (BrE), further (BrE)
the need to obtain additional finance
long-term, medium-term, short-term
joint
external
international
private, public
private-sector, public-sector
bridging (BrE)
You may require bridging finance until the sale of your own property is completed.
debt, loan (esp. BrE)
equity
bank
the availability of bank finance for small businesses
housing, mortgage, real estate (AmE)
structured

Back to top ▲


VERB + finance

allocate, provide
need, require

Back to top ▲


finance + VERB

be available
the finance available to local government
arrange, get, obtain, raise
She struggled to get the necessary finance for her training.

Back to top ▲


finance + NOUN

company, house (BrE)
industry, sector
The banking and finance sector was booming.

Back to top ▲


PREPOSITION

finance for (esp. BrE)
Several banks are providing finance for the project.

Back to top ▲


PHRASES

a source of finance

Back to top ▲


2. managing money

ADJECTIVE

high
the world of high finance (= finance involving large companies or countries)
company, corporate
government, local-government, public, state
consumer, personal
that most emotive of personal finance issues—taxation
global, international

Back to top ▲


finance + NOUN

director, minister, officer
Local government finance officers found the tax very difficult to administer.
committee, department

Back to top ▲


3. (finances) money available

ADJECTIVE

healthy, sound (both esp. BrE)
Our family finances are not very healthy at the moment.
tight
precarious
The company's finances are looking a little precarious.
company
government, public, state
family, household, personal, private
campaign (AmE)

Back to top ▲


VERB + FINANCES

have
We don't have the finances to throw a big party.
lack
control, deal with, handle, manage, plan, run
how to plan your finances for a comfortable retirement
get in order, keep in order, sort out (esp. BrE)
The company was under pressure to get its finances in order.
bolster (esp. AmE), boost (esp. BrE), improve
be a drain on, put a strain on, strain, stretch (esp. BrE)
Buying a new car need not put a strain on your finances.

Back to top ▲


FINANCES + VERB

be a mess (esp. AmE), be in a mess (esp. BrE)
Their finances are (in) a mess.

Back to top ▲


PHRASES

the state of sb's finances

Back to top ▲

Collocations for finance - verb

ADVERB

entirely, wholly
largely, mainly
partially, partly
privately, publicly
The new roads will be financed privately.
jointly
The project was financed jointly by the British and French governments.
directly
properly (esp. BrE), well
the introduction of a properly financed system

Back to top ▲


VERB + finance

help (to)
be needed to, be required to
the money needed to finance the redevelopment
be used to

Back to top ▲


Finance is used with these nouns as the object:
campaign, deficit, development, education, expansion, expedition, expenditure, import, programme, project, retirement, scheme, spending, venture

Back to top ▲

Report an error or submit a comment/suggestion on finance