as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
that makes good pecuniary sense the judge recused himself from the case because he had a pecuniary interest in the company that was being sued
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Recent Examples of pecuniary
The equity implications of pecuniary externalities on an electric grid.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In discussing the rise of the pecuniary class, Veblen compared its members to street delinquents at the opposite pole of society.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
But Trump’s trade war has been even more damaging to the tech right’s high-minded goals than to its narrow pecuniary ones.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Such an envoy could, among other things, explore whether negotiating with factions within Boko Haram could reduce the group’s potency—there are many who are not committed to the group’s ideological agenda but who joined for either political or pecuniary reasons.
—Seth Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2015
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In discussing the rise of the pecuniary class, Veblen compared its members to street delinquents at the opposite pole of society.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
But Trump’s trade war has been even more damaging to the tech right’s high-minded goals than to its narrow pecuniary ones.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Such an envoy could, among other things, explore whether negotiating with factions within Boko Haram could reduce the group’s potency—there are many who are not committed to the group’s ideological agenda but who joined for either political or pecuniary reasons.
—Seth Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pecuniary
Adjective
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Opponents say the tax could harm California’s economy and leadership in innovation without addressing the state’s financial woes.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sabin said there are people trying to pin a financial value on athletes, but for now, negotiations come down to agents setting the price.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE increasingly have competed over economic issues and regional politics, particularly in the Red Sea area.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Pecuniary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecuniary. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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