Money and banking / B1

fy-NANSHL/faɪˈnænʃl/

Financial means relating to money or how it is managed: financial problems; financial support; a financial report. Money is the everyday noun; economic is wider and often about a whole country. Finance is the related noun for the industry or money management. Financially is the adverb: financially independent. Do not confuse it with fiscal, which is more about government tax and spending. A financial adviser (UK spelling) helps with money decisions.

Meaning

Relating to money or the way it is managed.

Examples

• “She is having financial problems this year.”
• “The report looks at the financial impact of the new tax.”
• “The bank offered free financial advice to students.”

Good to know

financial problems / support / report. Adverb: financially. Noun: finance. Country-wide: economic. UK: financial adviser.

Near in meaning

monetary

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