financial

financial, monetary, pecuniary, fiscal are comparable when meaning of or relating to the possession, the making, the borrrowing and lending, or the expenditure of money.

Financial implies a relation to money matters in general, especially as conducted on a large scale

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the financial concerns of the company are attended to by the treasurer

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the financial position of the bank is sound

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the financial interests of the country

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the city is in financial difficulties

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Monetary implies a much more direct reference to money as such and therefore often connotes the coinage, distribution, and circulation of money

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the monetary unit

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the monetary systems of Europe

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the monetary standard

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monetary gifts

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Pecuniary suggests a reference to the practical uses of money; it is often employed in preference to financial when money matters that are personal or on a small scale are being considered

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to ask for pecuniary aid

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he is always in pecuniary difficulties

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he works only for pecuniary motives

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Fiscal implies reference to the financial affairs of a state, a sovereign, a corporation, or an institution whose concerns with revenue and expenditures are managed by a treasurer or treasury department

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the fiscal year in the United States ends on June 30

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a fiscal officer of the crown

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