financial

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/faɪˈnænʃəl/
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/faɪˈnænʃəl/ · /fɪˈnænʃəl/

Definition of financial

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Related to finances.
    “For financial reasons, we're not going to be able to continue to fund this program.”
    “Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.”
    “A Cultural Revolution is a movement designed to preserve the political and financial power of a ruling elite by social rather than political or financial means.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Related to finances.
    “For financial reasons, we're not going to be able to continue to fund this program.”
    “Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.”
    “A Cultural Revolution is a movement designed to preserve the political and financial power of a ruling elite by social rather than political or financial means.”
  2. (not-comparable)Having dues and fees paid up to date for a club or society.
    “Jerry is a financial member of the club.”

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Etymology

From finance + -ial.

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