How to pronounce “finance”
Say “finance” in 2 beats
finance
/fəˈnæns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /faɪnans/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fəfə
- nænsnænsstress
- IPA (American)
- /fəˈnæns/
- IPA (British)
- /faɪnans/
- Also accepted
- /fɪˈnæns/
- Also accepted
- /ˈfaɪˌnæns/
- Respelling
- fuh-NANS
- Syllables
- 2 — fə-NÆNS
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: fə-NÆNS. “næns” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/fəˈnæns/
/faɪnans/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “finance” means
- noun
the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
- noun
the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
- noun
the management of money and credit and banking and investments
Say it in a sentence
“A career in finance was never what she really wanted.”“finance”, answered
How do you pronounce “finance”?
“finance” is pronounced /fəˈnæns/ (fuh-NANS) in American English and /faɪnans/ in British English, and /fɪˈnæns/ and /ˈfaɪˌnæns/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “næns”. Build it as fə-NÆNS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “finance” have?
2: fə · næns. The beat lands on the second, “næns”.
Is “finance” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /fəˈnæns/ (fuh-NANS); British English says /faɪnans/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “finance” mean?
As a noun: the commercial activity of providing funds and capital For example: “A career in finance was never what she really wanted.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “finance”?
Stress the second syllable: fə-NÆNS. “næns” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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