Also means
customs police
Usage Note
Finanza covers the world of money and banking; in the plural le finanze it means someone's funds or budget (le mie finanze, 'my finances'). With a capital F, la Guardia di Finanza is Italy's financial and customs police force, so the word carries a law-enforcement sense too.
Examples
"Studia finanza all'università."
Natural Translation
She studies finance at university.
Literal Translation
Studies finance at-the university.

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