Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

financial

/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: fi-nan-cial
IPA: /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related to finances.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"For financial reasons, we're not going to be able to continue to fund this program."
"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."
"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."
"Jerry is a financial member of the club."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
British English: /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/

Inflected Forms

finantial (alternative, misspelling)

Derived Forms

financialise financialize financialist financially findom finfluencer finsub nonfinancial prefinancial unfinancial

Phrases

acquiring financial institution chief financial officer financial accounting financial adviser financial advisor financial agreement financial asset financial capital

Frequently Paired Words

finances financier fiscal

Synonyms

fiscal

Rhymes With

substantial circumstantial insubstantial nonfinancial

Questions

How do you pronounce financial?: The recorded pronunciation is /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/.
What does financial mean?: Related to finances.
Where does financial come from?: 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.

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