financiar

/finanˈθjaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to finance

💰 financiar = finance with a Spanish -ar verb ending, from Latin finis 'end/settlement'

Finance comes from Old French finer, 'to pay a settlement', from Latin finis, 'end'. Spanish keeps the root finan- and adds -ar, the common verb ending. If you know English finance, you can say financiar by adding -ar.

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