financial
adjective
fi·nan·cial
fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 
fī-
: relating to finance or financiers
financial aid
the financial district
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.
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On Kiawah Island this week, golf took the backburner as global leaders in sports and top financial minds gathered for an exclusive thought leadership conference.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, this includes some public key security protocols like RSA cryptography, which, among other things, is used to secure private conversations, financial transactions and government communications systems.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Box office gross from American films in China has drastically declined since the heyday of 2012-2019 prior to the pandemic, but the Chinese market remains a key financial contributor for U.S. studios.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, this includes some public key security protocols like RSA cryptography, which, among other things, is used to secure private conversations, financial transactions and government communications systems.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Box office gross from American films in China has drastically declined since the heyday of 2012-2019 prior to the pandemic, but the Chinese market remains a key financial contributor for U.S. studios.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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