Dictionary

financial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /fɪˈnæn.ʃəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fɑeˈnæn.ʃəl/ (Australia)
• [fɑeˈnæn.ʃɫ̩] (Australia)
• [fɪˈnæn.ʃɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• [fɑe̯ˈnɛn.ʃɫ̩] (New-Zealand)
• /faɪˈnɛn.ʃəl/ (New-Zealand)
• /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• [faɪˈnæn.ʃɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [faɪˈnæn.ʃɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English finance Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English financial From finance + -ial.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Related to finances.
   • A Cultural Revolution is a movement designed to preserve the political and financial power of a ruling elite by social rather than political or financial means. 2019 January 18, Charles Hugh Smith, The West's Descent into 'Cultural Revolution':
   • Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today. 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
   • For financial reasons, we're not going to be able to continue to fund this program.
2. (not-comparable) Having dues and fees paid up to date for a club or society.
   • Jerry is a financial member of the club.

Forms

Deriveds

financial district · finsub · financial regulation · financial conglomerate · financial engineering · financial slave · financial domination · financialise · financial law · financial numeral · chief financial officer · financial accounting · nonfinancial · financially · financial economy · financial asset · financial year · financial crisis · financialist · finfluencer · financial agreement · financial independence · financialize · unfinancial · acquiring financial institution · financial market · financial management · financial capital · financial institution · financial cushion · financial economics · financial adviser · findom · prefinancial · financial intelligence unit · financial advisor · financial doping · financial instrument · financial repression · financial statement · quantum financial system

Relateds

finances · financier · fiscal

Translations (65)

ko 금융 (related to finances) · mk финансиски (related to finances) · nl betalende (paying) · nl financiële (related to finances) · sh фина̀нсӣјскӣ (related to finances) · hi आर्थिक (related to finances) · de finanziell (related to finances) · pl finansowy (related to finances) · es financiero (related to finances) · tl pinansiyal (related to finances) · hy ֆինանսական (related to finances) · cmn 金融 (related to finances) · ht finansye (related to finances) · ga airgeadúil (related to finances) · fa مالی (related to finances) · pt financeiro (related to finances) · gv argidoil (related to finances) · it finanziario (related to finances) · sl finančni (related to finances) · sq financiar (related to finances) · mi ahumoni (related to finances) · cs finanční (related to finances) · be фіна́нсавы (related to finances) · hi वित्तीय (related to finances) · ru фина́нсовый (related to finances) · fi maksava (paying) · da finansiel (related to finances) · kk қаржылық (related to finances) · tr mali (related to finances) · id finansial (related to finances) · bg фина́нсов (related to finances) · af finansiële (related to finances) · nl betalend (paying) · sh фина̀нцӣјскӣ (related to finances) · fi taloudellinen (related to finances) · el χρηματοπιστωτικός (related to finances) · el χρηματοοικονομικός (related to finances) · nl financieel (related to finances) · tr finansal (related to finances) · nb finansiell (related to finances) · la pecūniārius (related to finances) · sh finàncījskī (related to finances) · sk finančný (related to finances) · gl financeiro (related to finances) · fr financier (related to finances) · nn finansiell (related to finances) · ro financiar (related to finances) · ar مَالِيّ (related to finances) · te ఆర్ధిక (related to finances) · ka ფინანსური (related to finances) · uk фіна́нсовий (related to finances) · ja 金融 (related to finances) · bg пари́чен (related to finances) · el οικονομικός (related to finances) · el δημοσιονομικός (related to finances) · it monetario (paying) · fi rahoituksellinen (related to finances) · la nummārius (related to finances) · hu pénzügyi (related to finances) · te చెల్లించు (paying) · ca financer (related to finances) · eo financa (related to finances) · sv finansiell (related to finances) · sh finànsījskī (related to finances) · pa ਮਾਲੀ (related to finances)