financial
adjective
fi·nan·cial
fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 
fī-
: relating to finance or financiers
financial aid
the financial district
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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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Now the practice is catching on with others out of financial necessity.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 10 June 2024
Details This yardstick of shopper psyche comprises two factors — one eyeing today’s financial picture, the other tracking economic hopes.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
The stakes are considerably higher this time because city and state legislators have agreed to serve as a financial backstop, pledging taxpayer dollars to pay for any cost overruns.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
The financial disclosures, released yearly, are one of the few public records available about the justices’ lives, providing select details of their activities outside the court.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 10 June 2024
Details This yardstick of shopper psyche comprises two factors — one eyeing today’s financial picture, the other tracking economic hopes.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
The stakes are considerably higher this time because city and state legislators have agreed to serve as a financial backstop, pledging taxpayer dollars to pay for any cost overruns.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
The financial disclosures, released yearly, are one of the few public records available about the justices’ lives, providing select details of their activities outside the court.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 7 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for financial
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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