financial

adjective

fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl How to pronounce financial (audio)
Definition of financialnext
as in fiscal
of or relating to money, banking, or investments the financial world was watching the stock market closely

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Recent Examples of financial For example, having the ability to compromise LLM applications with terminals allows the attacker to scale the number of ransomware attacks on different networks to maximize financial gain. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 That’s because the technology is projected to hit the information sector, financial activities, and professional business services hardest, which are exactly the sectors with the youngest workforces and the most graduates trying to get in. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 July 2026 America’s mothers deserve better than to have their financial tools quietly stripped away by out-of-touch bureaucrats. — Raquel Mitchell, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026 Sign up for our free The Daily Money newsletter, which breaks down complex consumer and financial news. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for financial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financial
  1. fiscal
  2. economic
  3. monetary
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  • SemiAnalysis also projects Nvidia's data-center compute revenue will run 20% above Wall Street consensus in the second half of fiscal 2027.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Walker said that even aggressive fraud reduction cannot solve the government's broader fiscal problems.
    — Brett Rowland The Center Square, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Definition of fiscal
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  • Investors who have sized private credit allocations without stress-testing their liquidity needs across a full economic cycle may face difficult decisions if capital needs arise before positions can be exited at reasonable prices.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Russia's economic situation Long queues have been seen at Russian petrol stations as the country grapples with a worsening fuel crisis.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of economic
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  • Most, but not all, do not have monetary or professional cares.
    — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Minutes from the Fed's two-day June meeting , the first for the new Chairman Kevin Warsh , showed monetary policymakers offering competing cases for hikes and cuts.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of monetary

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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financial. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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