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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. informalhaving money; in funds

  4. (of a club member) fully paid-up

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • financially adverb
  • nonfinancial adjective
  • nonfinancially adverb
  • prefinancial adjective
  • quasi-financial adjective
  • quasi-financially adverb
  • ھˈԲԳ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of financial1

First recorded in 1760–70; finance + -ial
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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.
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“A lot of them are in hiding with no financial support right now,” said Kniss.

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Companies are “trying to find a new normal, adjust to the financial pressures that the global economy is under and also figure out what is the smartest business model and path forward.”

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They had to weigh the risk of a workplace raid and the husband’s possible arrest against the financial implications of losing a vital source of income.

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Her mileage may vary, of course, so it’s worth using a Social Security claiming calculator and consider getting advice from an objective source, such as a fee-only financial advisor.

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Business owners in the area have expressed fear over the financial and physical security of their businesses, he said.

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