pecuniary
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/pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/
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/pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/ (UK) · /pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/ (US)
Definition of pecuniary
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
“Perhaps the reader will suppose after this that the doctor had some pecuniary interest of his own in arranging the squire's loans; or, at any rate, he will think that the squire must have thought so.”
“The views of philosophers, with few exceptions, have coincided with the pecuniary interests of their class.”
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Etymology
From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee.
Words you can make from pecuniary
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5-letter words
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4-letter words
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3-letter words
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