financial

[fi-nan-shuhl, fahy-]

adjective

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

   financial operations.

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

noun

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

financial

/ faɪ-, fɪˈnænʃəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to finance or finances

2. of or relating to persons who manage money, capital, or credit

3. informal,  having money; in funds

4. (of a club member) fully paid-up

Other Word Forms

• financially adverb
• nonfinancial adjective
• nonfinancially adverb
• prefinancial adjective
• quasi-financial adjective
• quasi-financially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of financial¹

First recorded in 1760–70; finance + -ial

Synonym Study

Financial, fiscal, monetary, pecuniary refer to matters concerned with money. Financial usually refers to money matters or transactions of some size or importance: a financial wizard. Fiscal is used especially in connection with government funds, or those of any organization: the end of the fiscal year. Monetary relates especially to money as such: a monetary system or standard. Pecuniary refers to money as used in making ordinary payments: a pecuniary obligation or reward.

Example Sentences

The widely circulated figure of UCLA’s athletic department running a combined $219.55-million deficit over the last six fiscal years doesn’t fully reveal the financial situation.

From Los Angeles Times

This potentially alters the dynamics of the match, with Europe united in not wanting financial reward.

From BBC

"We need to push for financial security for Agnes's daughter," Esther says, adding that she is now a teenager.

From BBC

Skills minister Jacqui Smith says the government "recognises that too many students are facing real financial hardship".

From BBC

The investigation was prompted by claims from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who alleged James misrepresented her financial records.

From Salon

Related Words

• commercial 
• economic 
• fiscal 
• monetary