Synonyms for pecuniary
pɪˈkyu niˌɛr ipe·cu·nia·ry

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1. pecuniary

   These words all relate to money, receipts, or expenditures. Monetary relates to actual money, coin, currency; as, the monetary system; a monetary transaction is one in which money is transferred. Pecuniary refers to that in which money is involved, but less directly; we speak of one's pecuniary affairs or interests, with no special reference to the handling of cash. Financial applies especially to governmental revenues or expenditures, or to private transactions of considerable moment; we speak of a pecuniary reward, a financial enterprise; we give a needy person pecuniary (not financial) assistance. It is common to speak of the fiscal rather than the financial year.

   Synonyms:
   financial, fiscal, monetary

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1. monetary, pecuniaryadjective

   relating to or involving money

   "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services"

   Synonyms:
   monetary

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1. pecuniaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   monetary, financial

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1. List of paraphrases for "pecuniary":

   monetary, money, financial

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1. William Cobbett:

   Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time properly to attend to pecuniary monetary matters. Want of attention to these matters has impeded the progress of science and of genius itself.

2. William Cobbett:

   Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time properly to attend to pecuniary [monetary] matters. Want of attention to these matters has impeded the progress of science and of genius itself.