adj · 2 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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UK:/pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/
US:/pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or involving money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
monetary rewards
he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: monetary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَقْدِيّ
(naqdiyy)
— of or relating to money
Arabic:
مَالِيّ
(māliyy)
— of or relating to money
Belarusian:
грашавы́
(hrašavý)
— of or relating to money
Belarusian:
валю́тны
(valjútny)
— of or relating to money
Bulgarian:
пари́чен
(paríčen)
— of or relating to money
Bulgarian:
валу́тен
(valúten)
— of or relating to money
Catalan:
monetari
— of or relating to money
Chinese Mandarin:
金錢的 /金钱的
(jīnqián de)
— of or relating to money
Chinese Mandarin:
與金錢相關的 /与金钱相关的
(yǔ jīnqián xiāngguān de)
— of or relating to money
Chinese Mandarin:
經濟的 /经济的
(jīngjì de)
— of or relating to money
Czech:
pekuniární
— of or relating to money
Czech:
peněžní
— of or relating to money
Dutch:
pecuniair
— of or relating to money
Esperanto:
mona
— of or relating to money
Finnish:
raha-
— of or relating to money
Finnish:
rahallinen
— of or relating to money
Finnish:
monetaarinen
— of or relating to money
French:
monétaire
— of or relating to money
French:
pécuniaire
— of or relating to money
German:
Geld-
— of or relating to money
German:
geldlich
— of or relating to money
German:
finanziell
— of or relating to money
German:
pekuniär
— of or relating to money
Greek:
χρηματικός
(chrimatikós)
— of or relating to money
Greek:
νομισματικός
(nomismatikós)
— of or relating to money
Hungarian:
pénzügyi
— of or relating to money
Hungarian:
üzleti
— of or relating to money
Hungarian:
financiális
— of or relating to money
Hungarian:
anyagi
— of or relating to money
Ido:
pekuniala
— of or relating to money
Italian:
pecuniario
— of or relating to money
Japanese:
貨幣の
(kahei no)
— of or relating to money
Japanese:
金銭的な
(kinsenteki na)
— of or relating to money
Korean:
화폐
(hwapye)
— of or relating to money
Macedonian:
паричен
(paričen)
— of or relating to money
Persian:
پولی
(puli)
— of or relating to money
Persian:
مالی
(mâli)
— of or relating to money
Polish:
pieniężny
— of or relating to money
Polish:
walutowy
— of or relating to money
Portuguese:
monetário
— of or relating to money
Portuguese:
pecuniário
— of or relating to money
Romanian:
monetar
— of or relating to money
Romanian:
pecuniar
— of or relating to money
Russian:
де́нежный
(dénežnyj)
— of or relating to money
Russian:
валю́тный
(valjútnyj)
— of or relating to money
Serbo-Croatian:
но̀вчанӣ
— of or relating to money
Serbo-Croatian:
nòvčanī
— of or relating to money
Slovak:
peňažný
— of or relating to money
Slovak:
finančný
— of or relating to money
Slovene:
denaren
— of or relating to money
Spanish:
monetario
— of or relating to money
Spanish:
pecuniario
— of or relating to money
Swedish:
pekuniär
— of or relating to money
Swedish:
monetär
— of or relating to money
Swedish:
penning-
— of or relating to money
Ukrainian:
грошови́й
(hrošovýj)
— of or relating to money
Ukrainian:
гроше́вий
(hrošévyj)
— of or relating to money
Ukrainian:
валю́тний
(valjútnyj)
— of or relating to money