Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Finance

(French). Revenue derived from fines or subsidies. In feudal times finance was money paid to a lord for a privilege. In the plural we use the word to signify available money resources. Thus we say, “My finances are exhausted,” meaning I have no more funds or available money.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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