financially speaking
idiom
: in regard to financial matters
The company is doing very well, financially speaking.
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But delivery companies have a problem too: Delivery is an inherently difficult proposition, financially speaking.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The fact that Thibodeaux wouldn't be a half-season rental would also increase his value, and financially speaking, the hit wouldn't be all that significant (Thibodeaux carries a $14.8 million cap hit for 2026).
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
The real key to growth, financially speaking, was cutting staff.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Still, financially speaking, reselling wedding dresses is definitely worth it.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 8 May 2025
And financially speaking, that was the driving force.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Still, not all luxury consumers are the same, financially speaking.
—Vanessa Friedman and Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
However, long-term, a 401(k) is going to offer the ability to retire for these same employees that financially speaking don't have that opportunity currently.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
And financially speaking, the race isn't going to lack for money: Hertel had raised $4.2 million, with about $3.3 million left in the bank, as of July 17, the last reporting period before the August primary in which both were unopposed.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The fact that Thibodeaux wouldn't be a half-season rental would also increase his value, and financially speaking, the hit wouldn't be all that significant (Thibodeaux carries a $14.8 million cap hit for 2026).
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
The real key to growth, financially speaking, was cutting staff.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Still, financially speaking, reselling wedding dresses is definitely worth it.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 8 May 2025
And financially speaking, that was the driving force.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Still, not all luxury consumers are the same, financially speaking.
—Vanessa Friedman and Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
However, long-term, a 401(k) is going to offer the ability to retire for these same employees that financially speaking don't have that opportunity currently.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
And financially speaking, the race isn't going to lack for money: Hertel had raised $4.2 million, with about $3.3 million left in the bank, as of July 17, the last reporting period before the August primary in which both were unopposed.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Financially speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financially%20speaking. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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