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financials

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET 2: F IH0 N AE1 N SH AH0 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: F AH0 N AE1 N SH AH0 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Financial statements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: accounting, business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Financial institutions, as a group, such as banks and insurance companies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: business, finance

Examples

  • Financials generally pay high dividends.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Shares in financial companies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 財務報表 /财务报表 (cáiwù bàobiǎo) — financial statements
  • Finnish: tiliotteet — financial statements
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金融機構 /金融机构 (jīnróng jīgòu) — financial institutions
  • Finnish: rahalaitokset — financial institutions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金融股 — shares
  • Finnish: osakkeet — shares