finance company

noun

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

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According to the findings of an online survey by the personal finance company WalletHub, which involved 220 Americans nationally, 77 percent more men have financial secrets compared to women. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 The consumer finance company found 86% of households making less than $100,000 annually expect to change their holiday travel plans due to cost increases (although a hefty 77% of six-figure earners said the same). Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024 At the same time, over the past 15 years or so, the financial services landscape has been transformed by a new breed of finance company that is attacking traditional lending with a more customer-centric and technology-enabled approach—something banks struggle with. Christian Faes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Mercier was sued by another finance company for more than $6,400 in April 2009, according to court records. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for finance company 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Dec. 2024.

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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