financial

[fi-nan-shuh l, fahy-]

adjective

pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary: financial operations.
of or relating to those commonly engaged in dealing with money and credit.

noun

financials, financial information or data about a company, as balance sheets and price-earnings ratio.

Origin of financial

First recorded in 1760–70; finance + -ial

Related formsfi·nan·cial·ly, adverbnon·fi·nan·cial, adjectivenon·fi·nan·cial·ly, adverbpre·fi·nan·cial, adjectivequa·si-fi·nan·cial, adjectivequa·si-fi·nan·cial·ly, adverb

Synonyms

1. 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.

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Examples from the Web for financially

Contemporary Examples

Instead, it appears that the Obama administration has opted to punish North Korea financially.
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January 2, 2015
I am not the most financially literate person (I would be hard-pressed to articulate the term “junk bond”).
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December 29, 2014
Confusion about who is financially backing the project is mounting.
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It, too, soon abandoned the mission, finding it both logistically and financially impossible.
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November 20, 2014
At the time, last March, the then-46-year-old Omidyar was being heralded as a patron saint of the financially beleaguered newsbiz.
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November 15, 2014

Historical Examples

Why, yes, I did hear that they were in a tighter box than ever, financially.
Cap'n Warren's Wards
Joseph C. Lincoln
It was a serious responsibility to assume, both morally and financially.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark
Jens Christian Aaberg
I came today only because things are particularly rotten, financially, just now.
The Market-Place
Harold Frederic
Financially and otherwise the bank-clerk is one of our best securities.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916
Various
Not where are they socially, nor financially, nor educationally.
Quiet Talks on Power
S.D. Gordon

British Dictionary definitions for financially

financial

adjective

of or relating to finance or finances
of or relating to persons who manage money, capital, or credit
Australian and NZ informal having money; in funds
Australian and NZ (of a club member) fully paid-up

Derived Formsfinancially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for financially

financial

adj.

1769, from finance (n.) + -al (1). Related: Financially.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for financially

Contemporary Examples

Instead, it appears that the Obama administration has opted to punish North Korea financially.

I am not the most financially literate person (I would be hard-pressed to articulate the term “junk bond”).

Confusion about who is financially backing the project is mounting.

It, too, soon abandoned the mission, finding it both logistically and financially impossible.

At the time, last March, the then-46-year-old Omidyar was being heralded as a patron saint of the financially beleaguered newsbiz.

Historical Examples

Why, yes, I did hear that they were in a tighter box than ever, financially.

It was a serious responsibility to assume, both morally and financially.

I came today only because things are particularly rotten, financially, just now.

Financially and otherwise the bank-clerk is one of our best securities.

Not where are they socially, nor financially, nor educationally.

financial

Word Origin and History for financially

financial

adj.

Origin of financial