Financial Meaning
/faɪˈnænʃəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRelated to finances.
adjHaving dues and fees paid up to date for a club or society.
Sentence Examples
Costs of financial services are rising in every country.
My financial worries are past.
These fixed prices give farmers a degree of financial security.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company is facing serious ____ problems and might have to close down soon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He sought ____ advice from a professional consultant to help him manage his retirement savings properly.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English finance Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English financial From finance + -ial.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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':
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company is facing serious ____ problems and might have to close down soon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He sought ____ advice from a professional consultant to help him manage his retirement savings properly.