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

Examples of financially in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While private companies are stepping in to financially support this transition, there is a critical role for policymakers to play as well. Judith Magyar, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 And when rents go up, financially vulnerable residents have to cut back on food and health care, the study shows. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024 That loss, from when the company was doing well financially but wanted even more from its workers, still feeds an anger that was apparent in the vote. Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024 More recently, however, historians discovered that, while the South fell behind the North economically immediately following emancipation, many elite slaveholders recovered financially within one or two generations. Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for financially 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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