financial
Americanadjective
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pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary.
financial operations.
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of or relating to those commonly engaged in dealing with money and credit.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to finance or finances
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of or relating to persons who manage money, capital, or credit
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informal having money; in funds
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(of a club member) fully paid-up
Related Words
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.
Other Word Forms
- financially adverb
- nonfinancial adjective
- nonfinancially adverb
- prefinancial adjective
- quasi-financial adjective
- quasi-financially adverb
Etymology
Origin of financial
Example Sentences
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Whelan continued: "These insights will enable us to provide targeted support that helps low-income households in the present and empowers them to build financial resilience for the future."
From BBC
The only reason the couple didn’t move out sooner, they said, was because of the financial strain of the alleged poisoning.
From Los Angeles Times
On Aug. 4, the operating company behind the Mirage filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing a failed renovation as the main cause of the club’s financial woes.
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and head of Block, said in a post on social media site X that the company isn’t make the decision because the company is in financial trouble.
From Los Angeles Times
In a subsequent call discussing financial results, Brian Olsavsky, Amazon's chief financial officer, said the company was looking at cost reductions elsewhere as it ramps up AI spending.
From BBC
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