–noun

1.	a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 9,739,992. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla.

2.	Straits of. Also called Florida Straits, Florida Strait. an ocean passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

–adjective

1.	pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary: financial operations.

2.	of or pertaining to those commonly engaged in dealing with money and credit.

–noun

3.	financials, financial information or data about a company, as balance sheets and price-earnings ratio.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.

2.	to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to give help or assistance.

–noun

4.	help or support; assistance.

5.	a person or t 875 hing that aids or furnishes assistance; helper; auxiliary.

6.	aids, Manège. a. Also called natural aids. the means by which a rider communicates with and controls a horse, as the hands, legs, voice, and shifts in weight. b. Also called artificial aids. the devices by means of which a rider increases control of a horse, as spurs, whip, and martingale.

7.	aide-de-camp.

8.	foreign aid.

9.	a payment made by feudal vassals to their lord on special occasions.

10.	English History. (after 1066) any of several revenues received by a king in the Middle Ages from his vassals and other subjects, limited by the Magna Charta to specified occasions.