financial

adjective

fi·​nan·​cial fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl How to pronounce financial (audio)
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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Payers are focused on reducing costs to boost profitability, often leading to friction with healthcare providers who face increasing administrative burdens and diminishing financial returns. Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024 Companies like Walmart, Toyota, Goldman Sachs and Mattel—all clients of ours—provide access and financial support to high-quality child care centers on-site at their home office campuses and manufacturing plants or provide access to a child care center in their local communities. Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 This year’s biggest swing was also one of the worst misfires, with early screenings prior to its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival portending critical and financial doom. Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024 In early 2020, four South Side hospitals, including Advocate Trinity, announced a plan to combine into a single system that would have included the construction of a new hospital and the potential closures of others, to better serve patients and create financial sustainability. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for financial 

Word History

Etymology

finance entry 1 + -ial

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of financial was in 1734

Dictionary Entries Near financial

Cite this Entry

“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

financial

adjective
fi·​nan·​cial
: relating to finance or financiers
financially adverb

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