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pecuniary Definition

pe·cu·ni·ary (pi kyo̵̅o̅nē er′ē)

adjective

  1. of or involving money
  2. involving a money penalty, or fine a pecuniary offense

Etymology: L pecuniarius < pecunia, money < pecus, cattle: see fee

pecuniary Related Forms
pe·cu·ni·ar′ily adverb
pecuniary Synonyms

pecuniary

modif.

financial, fiscal, monetary; see commercial 1. See syn. study at financial.

pecuniary Law Definition

adj

Having to do with, or relating to, money.
pecuniary Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bequest: A pecuniary bequest which is a gift of a fixed sum of money in your Will.
  • legacy: A pecuniary legacy is a fixed sum of money.
  • embarrassment: Thus, almost at once, pecuniary embarrassments passed for ever out of his life.
  • motive: Such attempts at exclusion do not always directly arise through pecuniary motives.
  • valuation: This is obviously the case with the institutions mentioned, and it is equally true, tho perhaps less obviously, with pecuniary valuation.
  • loss: There would be no pecuniary loss, for you would get the price of the metal.

Modifying Another Word

  • only: I note that the register will include not only pecuniary interests but also non-pecuniary interests.
pecuniary Quotes

I pass my whole life, miss, in turning an immense pecuniary Mangle.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

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