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the last game or race in a competition, for the winners of the earlier games or races

Her team made it to the finals.

an important exam that you take at the end of a course in school

I'm studying hard for my finals. She failed her chemistry final.

fi • nal • ist / ' fainbist/ noun [ count ]

a person who is in the final game or stage of a competition an Olympic finalist

fi • nal • ly Ф AWL / ' fainbi/ adverb

after a long time

After a long wait the bus finally arrived. —SYNONYM in the end

used before saying the last thing in a list

And finally, I would like to thank my parents for all their help.

fi • nance1AWL / ' fainans ; fa ' n®ns / noun ( business )

1 [ noncount ] money, or the activity of managing money

an expert in finance

the Senate Finance Committee 2 finances [ plural ] the money that you have and that you can spend

You need to organize your finances.

fi • nance2AWL / ' fainrens ; fs ' nrens / verb

( fi • nanc • es , fi • nanc • ing , fi • nanced )

( business ) to give the money that is needed to pay for something

The building was financed by the government.

fi • nan • cial © AWL / fs ' nrenjl / adjective

connected with money financial problems

►fi • nan • cial • lyAWL / fs ' nren/sli / adverb financially independent

find© / faind / verb ( finds , ind • ing , found

/ faund / has found )

1 to see or get something after looking or trying

can't find my glasses. She hasn't found a job yet.

Did anyone find the answer to this question?

to see or get something that you did not expect I found some money in the street.

I woke up and found myself in the hospital.

used for talking about your opinion or experience I didn't find that book very interesting.

He finds it difficult to sleep at night.

find something out to get information about

something

Can you find out what time the train leaves? Did she ever find out that you broke the window?

f ine 1 © / fain / adjective (fin er , fin est)

well or happy

"How are you?" "Fine, thanks. And you?"

used for saying that something is good or acceptable "Let's meet on Monday." "Fine."

"Do you want some more milk in your coffee?" "No, that's fine."

—SYNONYM OK

very thin

I have very fine hair.

—ANTONYM thick

made of very small pieces

Salt is finer than sugar. —ANTONYM coarse

beautiful or of good quality There's a fine view from the church. This is one of his finest paintings.

(used about the weather) bright; not raining We had fine weather for our picnic.

—SYNONYM sunny

fine2 / fain / noun [ count ]

money that you must pay because you have done something wrong

You'll get a fine if you park your car there. ►fine verb ( fines , fin ing , fined )

to make someone pay a fine

I was fined $50 for speeding (= driving too fast ) .

fin .ger © / fri.]t|or/ noun [count ]

one of the five parts at the end of your hand — Look at the picture at hand .

keep your fingers crossed

to hope that someone or something will be successful Good luck on the final exam — I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

fin • ger • nail / ' figgsrneil / noun [ count ]

the thin, hard part at the end of your finger

fin • ger • print / ' figgsrprint / noun [ count ]

the mark that a finger makes when it touches something The police found his fingerprints on the gun.