financial

adjective

fi·​nan·​cial fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 

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: relating to finance or financiers

financial aid

the financial district

Synonyms

• dollars-and-cents
• fiscal
• monetary
• pecuniary
• pocket

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

All three platforms can cite one particular business for helping drive recent success: financial services. —Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025

Idris Elba stars as Derek, a successful financial executive whose life begins to unravel when a temp worker named Lisa (Ali Larter) becomes strangely (well, there’s no way to put this) obsessed with him. —Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025

The company said his sports holdings are separate from TWG Global’s primary portfolio of financial services, insurance, AI and technology. —Matt Bok, Sportico.com, 21 June 2025

But the former financial analyst, who has spent more than three years as a murder suspect, still faces a civil lawsuit over John O’Keefe’s death. —Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 21 June 2025

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