financial

adjective

fi·​nan·​cial fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl How to pronounce financial (audio)
fī-
: relating to finance or financiers
financial aid
the financial district

Examples of financial in a Sentence

The company is headed for financial disaster. a family struggling with financial problems I would like some financial advice before I buy this house.
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The Chiefs will try to sign Smith to a longer, cap-friendly deal, but the one-year franchise tag would cost $23.4 million, giving them a very expensive offensive line that would take up much of their financial pie. Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Good governance requires balancing legal mandates with financial sustainability. Andrea Barton Reeves, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025 Adidas reported year-end financial results with revenue of €23.7 billion ($25.4 billion, based on current exchange rates), including roughly €50 million ($54 million) from the last stock of Yeezy footwear. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2025 In 1971, Peter Beter, a lawyer and financial adviser to former President John F. Kennedy, alleged that British spies informed him that the gold in Fort Knox was secretly removed, the Washington Post reported. Emily Chang, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for financial

Word History

Etymology

finance entry 1 + -ial

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of financial was in 1734

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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

financial

adjective
fi·​nan·​cial
: relating to finance or financiers
financially adverb

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