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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Although the status of Rourke’s current financials is not known, he has previously admitted to running into money troubles when his career took a nosedive—resulting in what he described as the loss of “everything.”
From MarketWatch
Beyond all the drama, intrigue and financial complications of being a band, Fuerza Regida is still rising in the music industry — and reinvigorating cultural pride among many Mexican Americans.
From Los Angeles Times
The parent company of Uniqlo "reported significant increases in both revenue and profit in the first quarter" of its fiscal year which runs from September, according to its financial statement.
From Barron's
The other is systemic, where everything goes down, as in the 2008-09 financial crisis.
From Barron's
“Judge Claustro violated the law for his personal financial benefit,” First Assistant U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
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