finance company

noun

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

Examples of finance company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Vivian Tu, founder of personal finance company Your Rich BFF. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 May 2024 Debt growing at an ‘alarming’ pace While the Fed’s research doesn’t necessarily get into the reasons for the rise in utilization rate and delinquencies, a new report from Achieve, a digital personal finance company, also looks at why credit card debt continues to grow. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for finance company 

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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 29 May. 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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