fi ‧ nan ‧ cial S2 W1 AC /fəˈnænʃ ə l, fɪˈnænʃ ə l, faɪ-/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ finance , ↑ financing ; verb : ↑ finance ; adverb : ↑ financially ; adjective : ↑ financial ]
relating to money or the management of money:
financial transactions
financial assistance
a financial advisor
Organic farmers should be encouraged with financial incentives.
It was a wonderful film, but not exactly a financial success (=something that makes a profit) .
financial difficulties/problems/crisis
—financially adverb :
He was successful and financially secure.
Is the project financially viable?
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THESAURUS
▪ financial relating to money or the management of money:
businesses that provide personal financial services
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the financial problems of old age
▪ economic relating to the money of a country, area, or society, and the way it is earned, spent, and controlled:
American voters were anxious for a change in economic policy.
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an economic crisis
▪ fiscal [only before noun] formal relating to the money, debts, tax etc that are owned and managed by the government:
fiscal control
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The Indian government is trying to reduce the fiscal deficit.
▪ monetary [only before noun] formal relating to money, especially all the money in a country, and how it is managed:
The Bank of Thailand has retained a tight monetary policy.
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the European Monetary System
▪ budgetary [only before noun] formal relating to the official plan of how the money of a country or organization is spent:
City officials are facing tough budgetary decisions.
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the process of budgetary control