finanzas

finance

noun fee-NAHN-sahs Rare

Origin: From French 'finances', from Old French 'finer' (to settle a debt), from Latin 'finis' (end, settlement).

Also means

finances

Usage Note

Finanzas is almost always used in the plural in Spanish: las finanzas. The singular finanza is rare and archaic. The related adjective is financiero (financial), and the verb financiar means 'to finance'. Ministro de Finanzas is Finance Minister; in Spain the equivalent ministry is Hacienda.

Examples

"Estudió finanzas en la universidad."

Natural Translation

She studied finance at university.

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