as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
that makes good pecuniary sense the judge recused himself from the case because he had a pecuniary interest in the company that was being sued
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Recent Examples of pecuniary
The equity implications of pecuniary externalities on an electric grid.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In discussing the rise of the pecuniary class, Veblen compared its members to street delinquents at the opposite pole of society.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
The focus on Musk’s potential pecuniary interests misses his more powerful philosophical motivations.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
But Trump’s trade war has been even more damaging to the tech right’s high-minded goals than to its narrow pecuniary ones.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In discussing the rise of the pecuniary class, Veblen compared its members to street delinquents at the opposite pole of society.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
The focus on Musk’s potential pecuniary interests misses his more powerful philosophical motivations.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
But Trump’s trade war has been even more damaging to the tech right’s high-minded goals than to its narrow pecuniary ones.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pecuniary
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By late March, a financial opportunity could arise.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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By late March a financial opportunity could arise, April brings more blessings, this time for your personal life, with a side of groundbreaking innovation.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tourism and recreation alone account for 47% of the economic output—almost 10 times the economic benefit of offshore oil drilling, Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, said.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated January 6,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pockets of protests erupting across Iran over the past week have intensified pressure on a dysfunctional government struggling to manage a spiraling economic crisis.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Pecuniary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecuniary. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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