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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Kalshi has argued its sports offerings are financial swaps subject solely to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s jurisdiction.
From Barron's
On top of looking for strong financial results, DoorDash shareholders will also be looking for any updates the company gives on its latest investment plans, including how that spending is affecting its margins.
From Barron's
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been a nagging worry across financial markets for months, with recent jitters pushing up the “risk premium” in the price of oil.
From MarketWatch
In the years that followed the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. equity market outperformed practically all others.
From MarketWatch
Along the way, Cass gives short shrift to the many useful things that the financial industry does that are not a grift.
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