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# pecuniary

«pecuniary» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with money** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (pecuniary)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Pecuniary means to do with money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Mostly in law and formal writing: «pecuniary gain» (getting money), «pecuniary loss», «pecuniary interest». Children rarely meet it except in exam language.

### examples

- He gained no pecuniary benefit from helping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/#x1)
- The court looked at the pecuniary loss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/#x2)
- She had no pecuniary interest in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/#x3)
- Volunteers work for no pecuniary reward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/#x4)
- The trouble was pecuniary: they had no money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/#x5)
- Pecuniary matters were handled by the treasurer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/#x6)

### note

Very formal; everyday word: financial, money. From Latin «pecunia» (money).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pecuniary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.