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Definitions for pecuniary
pɪˈkyu niˌɛr ipe·cu·nia·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
monetary, pecuniaryadjective
relating to or involving money
"monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services"
Wiktionary
pecuniaryadjective
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
Etymology: From pecuniarius, from pecunia.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pecuniaryadjective
Etymology: pecuniarius, from pecunia, Lat. pecuniaire, Fr.
Their impostures delude not only unto pecuniary defraudations, but the irreparable deceit of death. Brown.
Pain of infamy is a severer punishment upon ingenuous natures than a pecuniary mulct. Francis Bacon.
The injured person might take a pecuniary mulct by way of attonement. William Broome.
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pecuniary
Pecuniary refers to anything related to money or financial matters, such as pecuniary gain, debts, transactions, or interests. It generally concerns the receiving or spending of money.
Webster Dictionary
Pecuniaryadjective
relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a pecuniary reward
Etymology: [L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money, orig., property in cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F. pcuniaire. See Fee, and cf. Peculiar.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pecuniary
pē-kū′ni-ar-i, adj. relating to money: consisting of money.—adv. Pecū′niarily.—adj. Pecū′nious, rich. [Fr.,—L. pecuniarius—pecunia, money—pecu-, which appears in L. pecudes (pl.), cattle.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pecuniary in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pecuniary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of pecuniary in a Sentence
Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time properly to attend to pecuniary [monetary] matters. Want of attention to these matters has impeded the progress of science and of genius itself.
Be you in what line of life you may, it will be amongst your misfortunes if you have not time properly to attend to pecuniary monetary matters. Want of attention to these matters has impeded the progress of science and of genius itself.
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