financial
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/, /fɪ-/[1]
Etymology
It is formed from English finance + -ial.[2][3][4] Klein says it was coined by the British statesman Edmund Burke.[5]
Earliest recorded meaning
Relating to finance or money matters: 1769.[2][6][4]
Semantic evolution
Financially is from 1795.[6] A member of a society who pays a subscription, as opposed to an honorary one, is financial from 1892.[6] In Australian and New Zealand slang financial means “having money”, from 1926.[6] Financial modelling is from 1972,[6] and financials, shares in financial companies, from 1971.[6]
Timeline
- 1769 – relating to finance.[2][6]
- 1795 – financially.[6]
- 1892 – paying a subscription.[6]
- 1926 – having money, in Australian slang.[6]
- 1971 – financials, shares.[6]
Modern meaning
Adjective
- Relating to finance, money or the management of money.
- (Australia and New Zealand, informal) Having money.
Noun
- (plural) Shares in financial companies.
Word family
- financially
- nonfinancial
- prefinancial
Related words
References
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary, 18th ed., ed. Peter Roach, Jane Setter and John Esling, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
- ^ Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (2002), 5th ed., ed. William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ a b Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary (2024), online ed., Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster
- ^ Klein, Ernest. A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1966–1967.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Simpson, J. A.; Weiner, E. S. C., eds. (1989), The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press