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

Two thirds of that money was sitting Belgian financial intermediary Euroclear, a security depository holding billions in assets for its clients.

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Following the dot-com bust, a housing bubble grew, which burst in the 2008-09 financial crisis.

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The financial reforms in the early 2000s fundamentally changed vendor financing practices, with enhanced disclosure requirements and more rigorous accounting standards.

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Zhan fields a steady stream of overtures from big banks, and Wellesley’s career office tends to heavily promote jobs at financial and consulting firms.

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Disney’s chief financial officer appeared on CNBC, saying the Burbank company was willing to negotiate with Google “as long as they want to” rather than cave in.

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Related Words

• commercial 
• economic 
• fiscal 
• monetary