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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Benmelech believes the decline of some American shopping malls can be rooted in both the 2008 financial crisis and the rise of new technologies that have changed the way people shop and socialize.
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Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
High prices and financial strain The median home price in Colorado is about $604,300, well above the national average.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
In March, Soos showed the City Council a bar chart that depicted how housing production cratered after the financial crisis in 2008.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
High prices and financial strain The median home price in Colorado is about $604,300, well above the national average.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
In March, Soos showed the City Council a bar chart that depicted how housing production cratered after the financial crisis in 2008.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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 10 May. 2026.
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