financially
adverb
fi·nan·cial·ly
fə-ˈnan(t)-sh(ə-)lē 
fī-
: with respect to money : from a financial point of view
The company struggled financially for many years.
He has made some smart investments, so he's doing very well financially.
a financially stable organization
Someone who buys extensive liability insurance for his car may drive too fast because he feels financially protected.—
E. S. Browning
E. S. BrowningEven companies that are financially fit often don't feel like taking the risk of ramping up operations and hiring more workers.—Barbara Kiviat
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Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Scott would play Ben Wyatt, a former teen mayor who’d ruined his town financially and was now paying penance by becoming a state budget auditor.
—Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
The company stabilized financially, but deeper questions have now emerged inside the stores themselves.
—Nick El Hajj, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Fantasia, released in 1940, was an embarrassing flop, made financially disastrous by the fact that Walt insisted that the film could only be shown with Fantasound, a particularly expensive sound system, which made for fewer and more expensive screenings.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Financially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financially. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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