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pi-KYOON-ee-uh-ree/pɪˈkjuːniəri/

Pecuniary means relating to money (formal): a pecuniary interest, pecuniary loss. Financial (already in the dictionary) is everyday; thanks in the foyer are not a register.

Meaning

Relating to money (formal; from financial, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “A pecuniary interest belongs on the register, not in foyer thanks.”
• “Financial is already in this course. Money is already in this course. Thanks are ceremony. A line on the register is a file. Declare the interest; then keep the thanks if the clause still sits on a fact.”

Good to know

Of money (formal). Everyday: financial (already in the dictionary). Foyer thanks ≠ a register.

Near in meaning

financial, monetary, fiscal

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