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 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

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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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Investors are now looking ahead to FOMC meeting minutes from June on Wednesday for further insight into the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy decisions.

— Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 6 July 2026
These women helped safeguard the nation’s financial system, shape monetary policy, manage economic recovery, oversee federal currency operations and represent communities long excluded from the centers of financial authority.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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