Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pecuniary

/pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: pe-cu-niary
IPA: /pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

Example Sentences

"Perhaps the reader will suppose after this that the doctor had some pecuniary interest of his own in arranging the squire's loans; or, at any rate, he will think that the squire must have thought so."
"The views of philosophers, with few exceptions, have coincided with the pecuniary interests of their class."

Etymology

From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *peḱ-, pecūniārius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/
British English: /pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/

Derived Forms

nonpecuniary pecuniarily

Phrases

pecuniary unit

Frequently Paired Words

pecunious

Synonyms

monetary

Questions

How do you pronounce pecuniary?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/.
What does pecuniary mean?: Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
Where does pecuniary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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