financial

[ fi-nan-shuh l, fahy- ]

/ fɪˈnæn ʃəl, faɪ- /

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.

Nearby words

finals, finance, finance bill, finance charge, finance company, financial, financial accounting standards board, financial futures, financial ombudsman, financial planning, financial services authority

Origin of financial

First recorded in 1760–70; finance + -ial

SYNONYMS FOR financial

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.

Related forms

fi·nan·cial·ly, adverbnon·fi·nan·cial, adjectivenon·fi·nan·cial·ly, adverbpre·fi·nan·cial, adjective

qua·si-fi·nan·cial, adjectivequa·si-fi·nan·cial·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for financially

financial

/ (fɪˈnænʃəl, faɪ-) /

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 Forms

financially, adverb

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