financial

American

[fi-nan-shuhl, 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.

financial British

/ faɪ-, fɪˈnænʃəl /

adjective

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

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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

First recorded in 1760–70; finance + -ial

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