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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Their larvae, which burrow into the flesh of cattle and can be fatal if untreated, can devastate wildlife and bring financial ruin to ranchers.
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Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Estrada approached the Unified Government with plans earlier this year to reopen a grocery store at the site of the vacant Merc Co+op grocery store, which closed due to financial trouble five years after opening.
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Sofi Zeman
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
In neighboring offices during the height of the financial crisis, Warsh and Kohn would make daily pilgrimages to Bernanke’s office—weekends or otherwise—to go over the day’s developments and plan for the next.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
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Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Estrada approached the Unified Government with plans earlier this year to reopen a grocery store at the site of the vacant Merc Co+op grocery store, which closed due to financial trouble five years after opening.
—
Sofi Zeman
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
In neighboring offices during the height of the financial crisis, Warsh and Kohn would make daily pilgrimages to Bernanke’s office—weekends or otherwise—to go over the day’s developments and plan for the next.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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