pecuniary

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/ UK /pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #97880

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or involving money

The court awarded pecuniary damages.
2

adj
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

The court awarded pecuniary damages.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or involving money monetary

Word family

Forms pecuniarily

Etymology

From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee.

*peḱ- Proto-Indo-European pecūniārius Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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