pecuniary

C2 Topic:Money & Finance
US /pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/ UK /pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/
adj Freq #97880

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to or involving money

    The court awarded pecuniary damages.

  2. 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.

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