corporate finance

noun

The area of finance dealing with the sources of funding, and the capital structure of businesses, as well as the actions that managers take to increase the value of the firm to the shareholders.

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Meanings

nouncorporate finance (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe area of finance dealing with the sources of funding, and the capital structure of businesses, as well as the actions that managers take to increase the value of the firm to the shareholders.
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corporate finance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corporate%20finance

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