单词 | personal finance |
释义 | > as lemmaspersonal finance personal finance n. (often in plural) an individual or family's income, expenditure, assets, and other financial affairs (as distinguished from those of a country, organization, business, etc.).Cf. public finance n. (a) at public adj. and n. Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1828 S. Beazley Roué (N.Y. ed.) II. xvii. 173 In the state of Trevor's personal finances Leslie knew that he would be unable to pay this sum. 1848 Times 8 Dec. 6/3 The poorer deputies were driven to great straits in the matter of personal finance. 1914 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 485 One who..could not assume to possess exceptional knowledge of the many intricate problems pertaining to National, State, commercial, and personal finance. 2000 PS Nov. 193/1 Just keep an eye on your personal finances, which may be on a roller-coaster right now. 2019 Times (Nexis) 7 Sept. 56 Politicians tend to focus on personal finance—income tax, stamp duty and pensions—in the lead-up to a general election. < as lemmas |
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