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Synonyms for pecuniary

  • adjective

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financial monetary

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Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

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

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Phrases
pecuniary unit

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Pecuniary refers to that in which money is involved, but less directly; we speak of one's pecuniary affairs or interests, with no special reference to the handling of cash.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • financial The country is confronted with a financial crisis.
  • monetary Yanni wrote a book about Algeria's monetary system.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pecuniaryfalling
financialsteady
monetarysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
monetary4
9 letters
financial3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (monetary4 = 4 syllables).