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 The companies have not disclosed the financial terms of their collaboration. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026 On May 4, UT System chief financial officer David Miller outlined the financing arrangement before the university board of trustee’s executive committee, which voted to approve the project. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026 At the time, Vaillant said the company had been put under significant financial strain following several months during which Tomorrow stopped paying sums owed to partners and suppliers. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 Fidelity National Information Services — The financial software stock tumbled 24% after the company slashed its full-year earnings outlook. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for financial

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The fiscal guardrails have allowed the state to pay an additional $11 billion toward paying down pension debt.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Those supported by anti-CTU groups, meanwhile, talked up fiscal restraint and independence from City Hall and Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former organizer with the union.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of fiscal

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Yet artificial intelligence investment has become a key engine of US economic expansion.

— , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Wyoming investment extends beyond Google said the $17 billion investment is intended to deliver long-term economic benefits to Laramie County and the wider state.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of economic

Adjective

My students had spent weeks learning about the economy and monetary policy.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
As traders await the winners of the US midterm elections to take office early next year, analysts said global markets will likely remain sensitive to changes in tech and monetary policy.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of monetary

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