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financially

financially

222 3.2
In a way that is about money
  • adverb
  • /fɪˈnænʃəli/
translation icon : financieramente
  • The people that are struggling financially haven't moved on yet.
  • financially support
  • financially independent
  • financially stable

I've been able to, you know, do well financially with two skills.

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Examples

  • My family did all right financially, but my father lost everything at age 40.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Women should be encouraged to be financially independent of men.

  • We got in trouble financially, my husband and I.

  • When he died three years ago, he left her financially well taken care of.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • But by the time I was born, he had become financially well off.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Why do you think so many artists struggle financially despite their talent?

  • Yet divorce continues to hurt women financially, much more than men.

    Academic text (2008)
  • "To answer your question, we're in better shape financially than we've been in years."

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I did a rundown on where you stand financially.

  • Many families are affected financially by the rising cost of living.

Synonyms

economically
vsfinancially
164 3.9

About money and the economy

focuses on managing funds and practical money control rather than broad economic issues
fiscally
vsfinancially
40 5.6

In a way that is about money and budgets

is broader, stressing management of funds by individuals or organisations not only public revenue
monetarily
vsfinancially
5 4.8

In a way that has to do with money

focuses more on managing and controlling funds rather than general money matters
pecuniarily
vsfinancially
  • Formal
8.4

In a way that has to do with money

focuses on managing or handling funds rather than just relating to money
moneywise
vsfinancially
  • Informal
5.5

About money or how much things cost

is about managing and organising funds rather than only assessing money aspects

Surface Forms

financially positive

Morphology

financially = financial (transparent) = finance + ial + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'financial', yielding a straightforward adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Financially comes from finance, which has the old part fin- meaning 'end', like in final, because a payment once 'ended' or 'settled' a debt. So, financially means 'in a way about money or paying'.