financial

Everyday

1. Financial means about money, especially how it is earned, spent, saved or managed. tree →
2. Connected with banks, businesses and large sums of money. tree →

In the lessons

Used in everyday life and news: «financial help», «financial problems», «financial year», «financial adviser». In school: money lessons on saving and budgets. It tells the reader the topic is money.

Examples

• The family had financial problems after the factory closed. tree →
• A financial adviser helps people save. tree →
• The charity gives financial help to people in need. tree →
• Banks are financial institutions. tree →
• We learned about financial planning in class. tree →
• The council publishes its spending at the end of each financial year. tree →

Note

Adverb: financially; noun: finance. Pronounced «fi-NAN-shul» or «fy-NAN-shul». In maths problems, financial questions involve adding income, subtracting costs and finding savings or profit.