as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments that makes good pecuniary sense the judge recused himself from the case because he had a pecuniary interest in the company that was being sued
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Recent Examples of pecuniary The equity implications of pecuniary externalities on an electric grid. —
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 In discussing the rise of the pecuniary class, Veblen compared its members to street delinquents at the opposite pole of society. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025 But Trump’s trade war has been even more damaging to the tech right’s high-minded goals than to its narrow pecuniary ones. —Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Such an envoy could, among other things, explore whether negotiating with factions within Boko Haram could reduce the group’s potency—there are many who are not committed to the group’s ideological agenda but who joined for either political or pecuniary reasons. —Seth Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2015 See All Example Sentences for pecuniary
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 In discussing the rise of the pecuniary class, Veblen compared its members to street delinquents at the opposite pole of society. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 May 2025 But Trump’s trade war has been even more damaging to the tech right’s high-minded goals than to its narrow pecuniary ones. —Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Such an envoy could, among other things, explore whether negotiating with factions within Boko Haram could reduce the group’s potency—there are many who are not committed to the group’s ideological agenda but who joined for either political or pecuniary reasons. —Seth Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2015 See All Example Sentences for pecuniary
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Experts said its demise was not about competition but more about the company’s poor financial decisions, according to a Bloomberg report.— Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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Iran has also conducted drone strikes that damaged data centers in the region that are owned by Amazon Web Services, which operates the world’s largest cloud platform—high-value targets with major financial and operational ramifications.— Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the bill would give Chicago the opportunity to pay off development project debt with Sales Tax and Revenue, or STAR bonds, which support economic development related to tourism, entertainment or retail projects, Buckner said.— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Despite persistent economic headwinds and ongoing global conflicts affecting trade and transportation, the mood among exhibitors and attendees at Kingpins Amsterdam last week was notably more optimistic than at the previous two editions.— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Pecuniary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pecuniary. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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