FINANCIAL Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

financial

adjective

fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl

Definition of financial

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 Most professionals carefully track expenses, exercise, screen time or financial investments. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 To further complicate things, baseball is heading toward a labor fight in which owners are aiming to swap short-term financial pain for cost caps that would make every team more valuable. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 San Diego’s cultural sector has faced financial turmoil at both the local and federal levels in recent months. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The new financial asks from Robbie, Gosling, Gerwig and Baumbach are considerable, sources say. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for financial

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The return also shows DePaul paid a $863,500 buyout last fiscal cycle to former head men’s basketball Tony Stubblefield, who was fired in early 2024 after less than three seasons on the job.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement of bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course President Tim Carey was the immediate cause of death.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fiscal

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Whenever Biya eventually leaves office, his successor will inherit a country also facing attacks by Boko Haram militants in the north and deep economic frustration among young people.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Moreover, because the Sears catalog did not racially discriminate, economic historians credit the catalog as a major tool for Black consumers to side-step the indignities and discrimination of Jim Crow commerce.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of economic

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Investors are now awaiting July's Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes, due Wednesday, for further insights into the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy decisions and potential future rates trajectory.

— Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
There are no such monetary or personnel thresholds under section 250.

— Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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