- 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
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fi•nan•cial /fɪˈnænʃəl, faɪ-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- relating to monetary income and expenses:the candidate's financial affairs.
- of or relating to those engaged in dealing with money and credit:a financial advisor.
fi•nan•cial
(fi nan′shəl, fī-),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
fi•nan′cial•ly, adv.
- 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.
n.
- financials, financial information or data about a company, as balance sheets and price-earnings ratio.
- finance + -ial 1760–70
- 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 esp. in connection with government funds, or those of any organization:the end of the fiscal year.Monetary relates esp. 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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financial /fɪˈnænʃəl; faɪ-/ adj
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