as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
that makes good pecuniary sense the judge recused himself from the case because he had a pecuniary interest in the company that was being sued
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If Thomas, a notorious enforcer on the field, chooses to enforce his FCRA and/or EFTA rights against those institutions in civil court, those banks may end up suffering the pecuniary loss.
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Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Creating a professional and social consensus: When innovations further the goals of health and healing, rather than pecuniary interests, professional and social norms can help overcome incentive problems.
—James B. Rebitzer, STAT, 21 Aug. 2023
Leaders of African countries must also forsake pecuniary self-interest for that of the greater good.
—Jack A. Goldstone, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2023
This is a cautionary tale of how unscrupulous authoritarian populists, drunk on ideology but driven primarily by the lust for power and its pecuniary rewards, can catastrophically ruin an economy and shred the social fabric of a country.
—William Neuman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Adam Singer, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Creating a professional and social consensus: When innovations further the goals of health and healing, rather than pecuniary interests, professional and social norms can help overcome incentive problems.
—James B. Rebitzer, STAT, 21 Aug. 2023
Leaders of African countries must also forsake pecuniary self-interest for that of the greater good.
—Jack A. Goldstone, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2023
This is a cautionary tale of how unscrupulous authoritarian populists, drunk on ideology but driven primarily by the lust for power and its pecuniary rewards, can catastrophically ruin an economy and shred the social fabric of a country.
—William Neuman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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“Pecuniary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecuniary. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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