financial

adjective

fi·​nan·​cial fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 

fī-

: relating to finance or financiers

financial aid

the financial district

Synonyms of financial

• fiscal
• economic
• monetary

Examples of financial in a Sentence

The company is headed for financial disaster.

a family struggling with financial problems

I would like some financial advice before I buy this house.

Recent Examples on the Web

The original proposal raised questions about how much financial risk Nvidia should assume. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Murdaugh separately pleaded guilty to dozens of financial crimes and is serving concurrent state and federal sentences of 27 and 40 years. — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Perfectly untraceable and perfectly legal, American shell companies became by the late 2010s the go-to tools for anyone looking to hide their financial tracks for any reason. — Casey Michel, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

The investors said they were alerted to the company’s financial distress by a September 2025 article published in The Cut. — Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

finance entry 1 + -ial

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing financial

• financial aid
• financial commitment
• financial institution
• financial page(s)
• financial year

Rhymes for financial

• nonfinancial

Legal Definition

financial

adjective

fi·​nan·​cial

: relating to finance or financiers

financially adverb