financial: meaning, pronunciation and examples

/fəˈnænʃəl/·fuh-NAN-shul

Financial (adjective) means connected with money or the management of money.

What does “financial” mean?

  1. 1

    adjectiveconnected with money or the management of money

    Many students have financial problems.

Financial at a glance

Part of speech
adjective
CEFR level
B1 (intermediate)
Pronunciation
/fəˈnænʃəl/ · fuh-NAN-shul

How to use “financial” correctly

Don’t confuse “financial” (about money) with “economic” (about a country’s whole system of trade and industry).

Common phrases with “financial”

  • financial support
  • financial crisis
  • financial advice
  • financial year

Synonyms (similar meaning)

Word family

  • finance
  • financially
  • financing

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