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The numbers that decide whether your dreams are funded or merely admired.
means The money you have, owe, earn, and spend — and how it all moves around.
from From Old French finance, meaning ending or settlement, since paying a debt was how things finally ended; the root finer meant to settle a dispute with cash.
Same rootShares ancestry with finish and fine the penalty.
Original meaningOnce meant a ransom or compulsory payment.
Plural quirkAlmost always plural, like troubles tend to be.