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financial insecurity

American

[fi-nan-shuhl in-si-kyoor-i-tee, fahy-] / fɪˈnæn ʃəl ˌɪn sɪˈkjʊər ɪ ti, faɪ- /

noun

the condition of not consistently having, or not being likely to continue having in the future, enough money to support oneself and one's dependents.

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financial insecurity

At the same time, it is painful for us to watch some of them struggle with recurring financial insecurity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

Conversations with other Chinese consumers revealed similar caution, all relating to feelings of financial insecurity.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

At the same time, people from later U.S. birth cohorts have built less wealth and face greater financial insecurity than earlier generations.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026

Age UK London said financial insecurity was leaving some older Londoners in a constant state of anxiety.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

Physical and financial insecurity, the threat of war, the aggressive patterns of a competitive society, the unresolved Oedipus-situation rooted in the old-style family relationship.

From This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch

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