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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Trump dropped a pending Securities and Exchange lawsuit against his key financial backer Binance that claimed the company was misleading its customers and diverting their funds.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The company disappointed investors with its financial outlook.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Programming workshops include topics on healthy financial habits, budgeting, how to talk about money, tax basics and investing basics.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Last week, as financial panic escalated following Milei’s party’s poor showing in local elections, Argentina’s central bank spent more than $1 billion of its foreign currency reserves to keep the peso from collapsing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The company disappointed investors with its financial outlook.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Programming workshops include topics on healthy financial habits, budgeting, how to talk about money, tax basics and investing basics.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Last week, as financial panic escalated following Milei’s party’s poor showing in local elections, Argentina’s central bank spent more than $1 billion of its foreign currency reserves to keep the peso from collapsing.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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