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noun
Finance focused on large-scale operations involving substantial amounts of capital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: finance
History
Calque of French haute finance.
Across languages
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