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Financial vs Monetary vs Pecuniary vs Fiscal

Financial, monetarypecuniaryfiscal are comparable when meaning of or relating to the possession, the making, the borrowing and lending, or the expenditure of money.

Financial implies a relation to money matters in general, especially as conducted on a large scale.

Monetary implies a much more direct reference to money as such and therefore often connotes the coinage, distribution, and circulation of money.

Pecuniary suggests a reference to the practical uses of money; it is often employed in preference to financial when money matters that are personal or on a small scale are being considered.

Fiscal implies reference to the financial affairs of a state, a sovereign, a corporation, or an institution whose concerns with revenue and expenditures are managed by a treasurer or treasury department.