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

A “death file” should contain essential documents such as birth and marriage certificates, divorce decrees, life insurance policies, and a list of financial accounts to prevent a scavenger hunt for information.

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The embryo they chose “was rated as somewhat lower risk for most diseases, as well as higher for IQ and slightly higher for height,” said Howald, a software engineer at a financial technology startup.

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Instead, it was partly a function of companies taking tax breaks that Congress approved and partly a reflection of differences between tax accounting and financial accounting.

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Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko asked his country Saturday to accept "sacrifices" to ensure an economic recovery within "two to three years" -- a stark acknowledgement of his country's financial crisis.

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Quarterly payouts can provide a return cushion against price declines and may signal financial discipline.

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Related Words

• commercial 
• economic 
• fiscal 
• monetary