financière

Financière is a French term used primarily as the feminine form of the adjective financier and as a feminine noun. As an adjective, financière means “financial” and is used to describe matters related to money, finance, banking, and the management of funds. As a noun, it can designate a woman working in finance, i.e., a female financier.

Grammatically, the masculine form is financier and the feminine form financière; the plural forms are financiers and financières. In context, it often appears in phrases such as activité financière, réforme financière, or secteur financier, where it describes financial activities, policies, or sectors.

In French, finance-related terms cover both public and private spheres. The word also appears in corporate and administrative language, for example direction financière (finance department) or entreprise financière (financial company). In journalism and literature, une financière may refer to a female professional in finance, though in everyday use the adjective sense is common and gendered forms mainly reflect agreement with the noun.

Origin and scope: The term derives from finance, itself from French roots and ultimately from Latin, reflecting the management of monetary resources. The meaning has broadened to encompass not only adjectives describing financial matters but also specialized noun usages within business, economics, and public administration.