financially

adverb

fi·​nan·​cial·​ly fə-ˈnan(t)-sh(ə-)lē How to pronounce financially (audio)
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: with respect to money : from a financial point of view
The company struggled financially for many years.
He has made some smart investments, so he's doing very well financially.
a financially stable organization
Someone who buys extensive liability insurance for his car may drive too fast because he feels financially protected.E. S. Browning
Even companies that are financially fit often don't feel like taking the risk of ramping up operations and hiring more workers.Barbara Kiviat

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Fortunately, most major airports are financially strong and have the backing of their key airline occupants. Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 Never as rich as its aesthetics intimate, the U.S. met the nineties financially—and, therefore, spiritually—depressed. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025 Hartford Courant The landscape of college athletics is changing everywhere, at all levels, and schools have different ideas about what drives enrollment, what strengthens a brand, what is financially feasible. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025 Washington Heights community members and officials rallied Thursday to save the financially strapped 115-year-old Fort Washington Collegiate Church after leadership announced its closure at the end of June. Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for financially

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of financially was in 1795

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“Financially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financially. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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