adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
Received-Pronunciation:[faɪˈnæn.ʃɫ̩]
Received-Pronunciation:/fɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
Received-Pronunciation:[fɪˈnæn.ʃɫ̩]
Canada, General-American:/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
Canada, General-American:[faɪˈnæn.ʃɫ̩]
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Australian:/fɑeˈnæn.ʃəl/
Australian:[fɑeˈnæn.ʃɫ̩]
New-Zealand:/faɪˈnɛn.ʃəl/
New-Zealand:[fɑe̯ˈnɛn.ʃɫ̩]
CMU ARPABET:F AH0 N AE1 N SH AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:F IH0 N AE1 N SH AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 3:F AY2 N AE1 N SH AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Related to finances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
For financial reasons, we're not going to be able to continue to fund this program.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having dues and fees paid up to date for a club or society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Jerry is a financial member of the club.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
involving financial matters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
fiscal responsibility
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fiscal
Antonyms: nonfinancial
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
finansiële
— related to finances
Albanian:
financiar
— related to finances
Arabic:
مَالِيّ
(māliyy)
— related to finances
Armenian:
ֆինանսական
(finansakan)
— related to finances
Belarusian:
фіна́нсавы
(finánsavy)
— related to finances
Bulgarian:
фина́нсов
(finánsov)
— related to finances
Bulgarian:
пари́чен
(paríčen)
— related to finances
Catalan:
financer
— related to finances
Chinese Mandarin:
金融
(jīnróng)
— related to finances
Czech:
finanční
— related to finances
Danish:
finansiel
— related to finances
Dutch:
financieel
— related to finances
Dutch:
financiële
— related to finances
Esperanto:
financa
— related to finances
Finnish:
taloudellinen
— related to finances
Finnish:
rahoituksellinen
— related to finances
French:
financier
— related to finances
Galician:
financeiro
— related to finances
Georgian:
ფინანსური
(pinansuri)
— related to finances
German:
finanziell
— related to finances
Greek:
οικονομικός
(oikonomikós)
— related to finances
Greek:
δημοσιονομικός
(dimosionomikós)
— related to finances
Greek:
χρηματοοικονομικός
(chrimatooikonomikós)
— related to finances
Greek:
χρηματοπιστωτικός
(chrimatopistotikós)
— related to finances
Haitian Creole:
finansye
— related to finances
Hindi:
आर्थिक
(ārthik)
— related to finances
Hindi:
वित्तीय
(vittīya)
— related to finances
Hungarian:
pénzügyi
— related to finances
Indonesian:
finansial
— related to finances
Irish:
airgeadúil
— related to finances
Italian:
finanziario
— related to finances
Japanese:
金融
(kin'yū)
— related to finances
Kazakh:
қаржылық
(qarjylyq)
— related to finances
Korean:
금융
(geumyung)
— related to finances
Latin:
pecūniārius
— related to finances
Latin:
nummārius
— related to finances
Macedonian:
финансиски
(finansiski)
— related to finances
Manx:
argidoil
— related to finances
Māori:
ahumoni
— related to finances
Norwegian Bokmål:
finansiell
— related to finances
Norwegian Nynorsk:
finansiell
— related to finances
Persian:
مالی
(mâli)
— related to finances
Polish:
finansowy
— related to finances
Portuguese:
financeiro
— related to finances
Punjabi:
ਮਾਲੀ
(mālī)
— related to finances
Romanian:
financiar
— related to finances
Russian:
фина́нсовый
(finánsovyj)
— related to finances
Serbo-Croatian:
фина̀нсӣјскӣ
— related to finances
Serbo-Croatian:
фина̀нцӣјскӣ
— related to finances
Serbo-Croatian:
finànsījskī
— related to finances
Serbo-Croatian:
finàncījskī
— related to finances
Slovak:
finančný
— related to finances
Slovene:
finančni
— related to finances
Spanish:
financiero
— related to finances
Swedish:
finansiell
— related to finances
Tagalog:
pinansiyal
— related to finances
Telugu:
ఆర్ధిక
(ārdhika)
— related to finances
Turkish:
mali
— related to finances
Turkish:
finansal
— related to finances
Ukrainian:
фіна́нсовий
(finánsovyj)
— related to finances