finance company

noun

: a company that makes usually small short-term loans usually to individuals

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According to a new survey from Talker Research, commissioned by digital personal finance company Achieve, the average American that celebrates winter holidays will spend over $2,000 this holiday season. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Hull also sits on the board of partnering Paulist Productions, the nonprofit production and finance company founded by Fr. Denise Quan, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024 It is dominated by automotive, energy, and finance companies. Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024 Listening to Discover: Storytelling in Action One of my clients, a division president at a finance company, had a problem talking to government regulators. Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for finance company 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of finance company was in 1915

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“Finance company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finance%20company. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

finance company

noun
: a company that specializes in making small loans usually to individuals

Legal Definition

finance company

see company

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