WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
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.
'financially' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aid
- bankrupt
- better
- break
- copper-bottomed
- good
- keep
- kept
- kleptocracy
- pretty
- provide
- solid
- sound
- straiten
- stumer
- wall
- well-off
- wildcat
- ability
- afloat
- ailing
- bailout
- blue-sky
- bust
- crunch
- dollarwise
- established church
- feet
- head
- independent
- interest
- limb
- livelihood
- oil
- unsound
- smash
- support