pecuniary
adjective
of or relating to money.
nonpecuniary
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a word derived from
pecuniary.
Example Sentences
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U.S. investors have poured $6.6 trillion into achieving partially nonpecuniary results, according to the US Sustainable Investment Forum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
“By permitting plaintiffs to pursue nominal damages whenever they suffered a personal legal injury,” he wrote, “the common law avoided the oddity of privileging small-dollar economic rights over important, but not easily quantifiable, nonpecuniary rights.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2021
Most of them are trying to make a living while seeking the nonpecuniary benefits that come from not having a boss.
From Slate ● May 16, 2012
