financial

adjective

fi·​nan·​cial fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 

fī-

: relating to finance or financiers

financial aid

the financial district

Synonyms of financial

• fiscal
• economic
• monetary

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

Mansaray knows the challenges of financial dependence firsthand. —ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026

Heritage and Danube signed an agreement that involved no financial transactions by either party. —Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026

In 2010, Fidesz, assisted in part by the bruises inflicted by the global financial crisis, won a sweeping parliamentary majority. —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

The latter is something that Brown-Forman has singled out as affecting its financial picture, and the company has laid off people and sold off one of its cooperages over the past couple of years. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

finance entry 1 + -ial

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing financial

• financial aid
• financial commitment
• financial institution
• financial page(s)
• financial year

Rhymes for financial

• nonfinancial

Legal Definition

financial

adjective

fi·​nan·​cial

: relating to finance or financiers

financially adverb