financial
adjective
fi·nan·cial
fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 
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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In a recent survey, LIMRA found that almost half of Gen Z turned to online help for financial and insurance recommendations.
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Mark Davis, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The donations present the latest window into Osborn’s reliance on financial support from Democrats, a similar pattern that emerged in his 2024 campaign.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
In response to the auditors’ report earlier this month, City Administrator Michael Jordan said his office would work with the city council to develop a long-range financial plan by the end of fiscal year 2027-28.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Many sites remain physically open, but the combination of high visitation and reduced services shifts environmental and financial costs into the future.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Mark Davis, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The donations present the latest window into Osborn’s reliance on financial support from Democrats, a similar pattern that emerged in his 2024 campaign.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
In response to the auditors’ report earlier this month, City Administrator Michael Jordan said his office would work with the city council to develop a long-range financial plan by the end of fiscal year 2027-28.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Many sites remain physically open, but the combination of high visitation and reduced services shifts environmental and financial costs into the future.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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