financial
adjective
fi·nan·cial
fə-ˈnan(t)-shəl 
fī-
: relating to finance or financiers
financial aid
the financial district
Examples of financial in a Sentence
The company is headed for financial disaster.
a family struggling with financial problems
I would like some financial advice before I buy this house.
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Merit filed for Chapter 11 in July, amid financial problems and alleging that TBN had reneged on more than $100 million of financial responsibilities.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
He was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the murders and received an additional 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to 22 financial crimes.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The Daily Money breaks down complex consumer and financial news.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
This may sound like good news for some, who see clear financial opportunities in it, but for the industry as a whole — and for audiences — the rise of microdrama, which epitomizes a low-cost content model, is not encouraging news.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
He was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the murders and received an additional 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to 22 financial crimes.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The Daily Money breaks down complex consumer and financial news.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
This may sound like good news for some, who see clear financial opportunities in it, but for the industry as a whole — and for audiences — the rise of microdrama, which epitomizes a low-cost content model, is not encouraging news.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial
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“Financial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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