pecuniary C2 Topic:Money & Finance 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 AI details From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee. *peḱ- Proto-Indo-European pecūniārius Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pecuniary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 97880 ## Meanings 1. relating to or involving money 2. Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial. ## Examples - The court awarded pecuniary damages. - The court awarded pecuniary damages. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *peḱ- - Root: pecūniārius ## Etymology From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee. ## AI Etymology pecuniary is an adjective meaning relating to or involving money. From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown