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pecuniary
adjective pe·cu·ni·ary \pi-ˈkyü-nē-ˌer-ē\
: relating to or in the form of money
Full Definition of PECUNIARY
1
: consisting of or measured in money
2
: of or relating to money
— pe·cu·ni·ar·i·ly \-ˌkyü-nē-ˈer-ə-lē\ adverb
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Origin of PECUNIARY
Latin pecuniarius, from pecunia money — more at fee
Related to PECUNIARY
- Synonyms
- dollars-and-cents, fiscal, monetary, financial, pocket
- Antonyms
- nonfinancial
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Rhymes with PECUNIARY
apothecary, bicentenary, confectionary, confectionery, consigliere, constabulary, contemporary, deflationary, disciplinary, discretionary, diversionary, epistolary, exclusionary, expansionary, extemporary, extraordinary, fiduciary, hereditary, illusionary, imaginary, incendiary, inflationary, insanitary, intercalary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lending library, marionberry, obituary, olallieberry, on the contrary, pituitary, precautionary, preliminary, presidiary, probationary, proprietary, provisionary, reactionary, subliterary, subsidiary, tercentenary, unnecessary, veterinary, vocabulary, voluptuary
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