# financial

Pronunciation: say "fy-NAN-shuhl" /faɪˈnænʃəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to money, banking, investments, or the management of funds.
   - Simple: Having to do with money and how it is managed.
   - _The financial crisis of 2008 affected economies worldwide._
   - _Their financial records were audited by an independent firm._
2. Having one's membership dues and fees fully paid up to date in a club or society. *(Australia, New Zealand)*
   - Simple: Having paid all membership fees currently due to a club or society.
   - _Only financial members of the association are eligible to stand for election._
   - _Members who are not financial by March will lose their voting rights._

## Origin

Formed from "finance" with the suffix "-ial".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/financial (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).