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* (rfdate) Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisiana , BiblioBazaar LLC (2006), ISBN 1-4264-3406-5, page 88,

I know it is no easy matter so to deepen or hollow the channel of a bar, that it may never after need clearing, and that the expences run high: but my zeal for promoting the advantage of this colony having prompted me to make reflections on those passes, or entrances of the Missisippi,(SIC) and being perfectly well acquainted both with the country and the nature of the soil, I dare flatter myself, I may be able to accomplish it, to the great benefit of the province, and acquit myself therein with honour, at a small charge, and in a manner not to need repetition.

Noun

(en noun)

The management of money and other assets.

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The science of management of money and other assets.

(usually in plural) Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.