financial

adjective fi·nan·cial \ fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl , fī- \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Examples: financial in a Sentence

Definition of financial

: relating to finance or financiers

financial aid

the financial district

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financially

play \fə-ˈnan(t)-sh(ə-)lē, fī-\ adverb

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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.

Recent Examples of financial from the Web

Trump arrived in Singapore late Sunday local time counting on the pain of current sanctions and the threat of more — or U.S. military action — combined with the possibility of financial support and international acceptance to push Kim toward a deal.

— Fortune, "Trump and Kim Arrive in Singapore Ahead of Historic Summit," 10 June 2018
About 10 percent of adults rely on financial support from people outside their households, including one in four adults under age 30.

— russ wiles, azcentral, "How to keep on top of your personal finances in a growing economy," 10 June 2018
The 10-year, $100 million study had faced mounting criticism and was recently halted over concerns about how large beverage makers, including AB InBev, came to provide such financial support.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Anheuser-Busch pulls millions from controversial NIH alcohol study," 9 June 2018
Merrill has received financial support from the leaders of several powerful Baltimore organizations, including the Abell Foundation, the Goldseker Foundation, the Kearney-O’Doherty Public Affairs firm and the Gallagher Evelius & Jones law firm.

— luke broadwater, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore Democrats divide over heated Senate campaign between Jill Carter and J.D. Merrill," 7 June 2018
Rios, 70, runs Cover the Homeless Ministry from her home, and, save some financial support from a local church and City Councilman Curren Price, alone.

— benjamin oreskes, www.latimes.com, "Many people work hard to avoid the homeless. These volunteers embrace them," 7 June 2018
The bill continues to provide de León with an abundance of media coverage, critical to a campaign currently without enough financial support for major advertising blitzes.

— taryn luna, sacbee, "Why Kevin de León thinks he can beat Dianne Feinstein," 7 June 2018
Her youth and gender have also brought valuable financial support for Jacobs in this highly competitive district, which covers portions of Orange and San Diego counties.

— maeve reston, CNN, "California's primary could be another big night for female candidates," 5 June 2018
In an effort to gain increased financial support from the state, the Howard County school board voted May 17 to move forward with the project by conducting another study of the site to try to find a more efficient project design.

— jess nocera, Howard County Times, "County rejiggering plans, looks to build new Talbott Springs Elementary school," 1 June 2018

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