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pecuniary
adjective
[ pɪˈkjuːnɪəri ]
• relating to or consisting of money.
• "he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception"
Similar:
financial
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monetary
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money
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fiscal
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economic
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capital
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commercial
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budgetary
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Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin pecuniarius, from pecunia ‘money’, from pecu ‘cattle, money’.