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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From the archives: Cars were once a financial engine of America’s middle class.
From MarketWatch
The number of striking guild members had also shrunk from about 60 when the walkout began, as many had to find other jobs under the financial strain of being out of work for so long.
From MarketWatch
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is having its best start to a new year since 2018, bolstered by financial and industrial names like Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
From MarketWatch
The bank gets a loyal base of Apple customers to whom it can pitch more financial products and Apple gets a partner with a sprawling consumer franchise to help it sell and finance more gadgets.
“In partnering with Polymarket, we aim to help consumers better interpret market sentiment and assess risk alongside traditional financial indicators.”
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