financial English · revision 3370

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1769}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/, /fɪ-/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|finance|-ial]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(MWU 2024) Klein says it was coined by the British statesman Edmund Burke.^(Klein 1966)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Relating to finance or money matters: 1769.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Financially'' is from 1795.^(OED 1989) A member of a society who pays a subscription, as opposed to an honorary one, is ''financial'' from 1892.^(OED 1989) In Australian and New Zealand slang ''financial'' means “having money”, from 1926.^(OED 1989) ''Financial modelling'' is from 1972,^(OED 1989) and ''financials'', shares in financial companies, from 1971.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1769 – relating to finance.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1795 – ''financially''.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1892 – paying a subscription.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1926 – having money, in Australian slang.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1971 – ''financials'', shares.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to [[finance]], money or the management of money.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # ''(Australia and New Zealand, informal)'' Having money.^(OED 1989)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(plural)'' Shares in financial companies.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[financially]]

+ * [[nonfinancial]]

+ * [[prefinancial]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[financier]]

+ * [[finance]]

+ * [[fine]]

+ * [[finish]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}