financial
adjective
fi·nan·cial
fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 
fī-
: relating to finance or financiers
financial aid
the financial district
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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But Anthony does not need to be Barry Bonds (seven MVPs) or even Shohei Ohtani (three) to have this deal be a financial boon for a player who, just three months ago, could not legally buy a drink.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Look for the November earnings call for those financial outlook details, the execs said, while also appearing to imply that further layoff decisions wouldn’t be a quarter-by-quarter occurrence.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
This could be a financial strain for many in the district, which has around 46% of its student population qualify for free and reduced lunch.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
While Harley will maintain HDFS — continuing to provide new consumer loans and servicing existing ones — the company has partnered with two financial firms for the sale of existing and future Financial Services retail loans.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Look for the November earnings call for those financial outlook details, the execs said, while also appearing to imply that further layoff decisions wouldn’t be a quarter-by-quarter occurrence.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
This could be a financial strain for many in the district, which has around 46% of its student population qualify for free and reduced lunch.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
While Harley will maintain HDFS — continuing to provide new consumer loans and servicing existing ones — the company has partnered with two financial firms for the sale of existing and future Financial Services retail loans.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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