finance vs pork barrel

finance

noun
  • Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company. 

  • The management of money and other assets. 

  • The science of management of money and other assets. 

  • The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away. 

verb
  • To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances. 

  • To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking. 

pork barrel

noun
  • State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters. 

  • A ready supply of income; one's livelihood. 

How often have the words finance and pork barrel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )