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

For those who rely on disability benefits to make ends meet, the proposed rules aren’t just abstract numbers, but rather they could mean the difference between financial security and hardship.

From Salon

"Certainly civil servants advising will say 'well minister, this is very courageous'. And that I think is the main reason, the financial implications ministers would worry about, because we are short of money."

From BBC

As the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week, the nation’s largest financial institutions kept ties with Epstein until the end.

From Salon

Opting to play their final home game at Allianz Stadium will bring financial benefits, but London's large expat South African community handed the Springboks an advantage.

From BBC

The leader, Ghost, said they were mainly conducting financial scams, mostly romance, not sextortion, as he was a "God-fearing person".

From BBC

Related Words

• commercial 
• economic 
• fiscal 
• monetary