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FINANCE
Definition of FINANCE
noun
The management of money and other assets.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English finaunce, fynaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French finance, from finer (“to pay ransom”) (whence also English fine (“to pay a penalty”)), from fin (“end”), from Latin fīnis. Original English sense that appeared c. 1400 was “ending”. The sense of “ending or satisfying a debt” originated from French influence: in the sense of “ransom” appeared in the mid 15th century, in the sense of “taxation” appeared in the late 15th century. In the sense of “manage money” first recorded c. 1770.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FINANCE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FINANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
FINANCE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEFINN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start FINANC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FINANCE?
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