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pe·cu·ni·ar·y    Audio Help   [pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties.
2.consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments: pecuniary tributes.
3.(of a crime, violation, etc.) involving a money penalty or fine.
[Origin: 1495–1505; < L pecūniārius, deriv. of pecūnia property, money (pecūn-, deriv. of pecū flock (see peculiar), with -ūn- as in tribūna tribune1, fortūna fortune, etc. + -ia -ia); see -ary]

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pe·cu·ni·ar·i·ly    Audio Help   [pi-kyoo-nee-air-i-lee] Pronunciation Key, adverb

—Synonyms 1, 2. See financial.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  pecuniary
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  economic, financial, fiscal, monetary
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  financial
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Of or relating to finances or those who deal in finances.
Synonyms:  fiscal, monetary
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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