assets in the form of money
"The company's finances improved significantly after receiving a large cash injection from investors."
plural of finance
"The company had to liquidate its assets because it ran out of finances needed to pay the staff."
funds or other financial resources
In plain English: Finances are how much money you have and manage to pay for your things.
"We need to tighten our finances before we can afford that vacation."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finance
"The company finances its expansion through a new round of venture capital."
In plain English: To finance something means to pay for it by providing money so that someone else can buy or use it now and repay you later.
"I need to finance my daughter's college education with savings from her summer job."