financial engineering

noun [U] FINANCE

Definition

› the work of using mathematical methods to solve problems in finance: The University offers master's degrees in financial engineering.

› the use of clever methods to make a company's financial situation seem better than it really is: No amount of financial engineering can make a bankrupt company look healthy.

(Definition of financial engineering noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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