financial

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fi·nan·cial | \ fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl

, fī- \

Definition of financial

: relating to finance or financiers financial aid the financial district

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nonfinancial

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 on the Web Neighboring countries have stepped up to offer aid and financial support. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "Everything We Know About the Volcano Eruption on St. Vincent," 12 Apr. 2021 In a close vote, Schilling backed the Speaker and voted for the bill, which earned him the wrath of the Tea Party and cost him their financial support in the 2012 election. — Ike Brannon, Forbes, "Bobby Schilling’s Remarkable Career," 12 Apr. 2021 COVID-19 vaccine do's and don'ts: What to keep in mind after the shot in the arm When asked about financial support, Turk still replied in the affirmative. — Tawney Beans, The Enquirer, "COVID-19 fallout: UC Air Force ROTC faces setbacks amid pandemic," 11 Apr. 2021 The former leader also lobbied the Bank of England over financial support for Greensill, the bank has said. — Alex Morales, Fortune, "‘Stench of cronyism’: Greensill Capital scandal shakes up U.K. government," 9 Apr. 2021 Neither company has committed itself to withdrawing financial support from the state legislators who perpetrated the voting bill. — Michael Hiltzik, Star Tribune, "What the complacency caucus gets wrong about the Georgia voting law," 8 Apr. 2021 Just over 40% of contributors were first-time donors, as the university has seen growing financial support from its alumni. — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Marquette launches $750 million fundraising campaign, largest in the university's history," 8 Apr. 2021 The organization receives government funding and helps provide financial support, welfare and behavioral health care services to disadvantaged children and families across Michigan. — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, "Feds: Grosse Pointe man stole $240K from the poor to buy trips, new roof, Lululemons," 8 Apr. 2021 Over the past three decades, corporate virtue-signaling tended to succeed with a Democratic Party that was loath to challenge corporate power too aggressively and eager to solicit corporations’ financial support. — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, "Republicans Are Too Subservient to Corporate America to Wage War on “Woke Capitalism”," 8 Apr. 2021

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