pecuniary

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pe·cu·ni·ar·y / piˈkyoōnēˌerē/ • adj. formal of, relating to, or consisting of money: he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.DERIVATIVES: pe·cu·ni·ar·i·ly / pəˌkyoōnēˈe(ə)rəlē/ adv.

pecuniary

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pecuniary XVI. — L. pecūniārius, f. pecūnia money, orig. ‘riches in cattle’, f. pecu herd; see prec. and -ARY.
So pecunious moneyed (XIV; rare), now repr. by IMPECUNIOUS. — L. pecūniōsus.

Pecuniary

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PECUNIARY

Monetary; relating to money; financial; consisting of money or that which can be valued in money.