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 pertaining 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.

Origin

1760-70; finance + -ial

Related forms

financially, adverb

nonfinancial, adjective

nonfinancially, adverb

prefinancial, adjective

quasi-financial, adjective

quasi-financially, adverb

Synonyms

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.

Examples from the web for financial

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Base your decision on the amount of money you're spending, your tolerance for financial risk, and the cost of the policy.
My previous husband was financial secure, which enabled me to do more with my own money.
Online college courses have proliferated, and so have financial aid scams.
Federal financial aid for the nation's neediest students may be on the chopping block.
Advances in communications technology created big financial centres.
Experts point to isolation, financial distress and lack of psychological services as contributing factors.
Yet despite large museums' financial advantage, small, esoteric museums have held on tenaciously.

British Dictionary definitions for financial

financial

/fɪˈnænʃəl; faɪ-/

adjective

of or relating to finance or finances

of or relating to persons who manage money, capital, or credit

(Austral & NZ, informal) having money; in funds

(Austral & NZ) (of a club member) fully paid-up

Derived Forms

financially, adverb

Word Origin and History for financial

adj.

1769, from finance (n.) + -al (1). Related: Financially.