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.

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