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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Shares of the financial technology company rose 1.4% to $17.61 on Wednesday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.6% lower.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Should I put my life savings into CDs or hire a financial adviser to help?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Find insight on Malaysian equities, NS Group, private credit and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Nearly 40% of the office space in the financial district was available at the end of last year, according to CBRE.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
In a boom town like Rochester, they watched as men of their class turned into financial and social success stories.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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