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financial

adjective

Simple meaning

Related to assets in the form of money.

Pronunciation

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fəˈnænʃəl

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Having dues and fees paid up to date for a club or society.

  2. Related to finances.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • financiernounPerson or profession

    A person skilled in large scale financial transactions.

  • financiallyadverbDerived adverb

    From a financial point of view.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • financial analystnounCompound term

    An analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations.

  • financial assistancenounCompound term

    Gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause.

  • financial auditnounCompound term

    An attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate.

  • financial backingnounCompound term

    Financial resources provided to make some project possible.

  • financial centernounCompound term

    The part of a city where financial institutions are centered.

  • financial conditionnounCompound term

    The condition of (corporate or personal) finances.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • finance committeenounRelated term

    A committee appointed to consider financial issues.

  • finance companynounRelated term

    A financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses.

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Antonyms

Sense: having dues and fees paid up to date for a club

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