adj. Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Relating to money; monetary
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Relating to money: as, pecuniary affairs or losses.
Consisting of money: as, a pecuniary reward or penalty.
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adj. relating to or involving money
Word Usage
"He had always feared that an alliance based on a footing that was so openly "pecuniary," — he declared that the word pecuniary expressed his meaning better than any other epithet, — could not lead to matrimonial happiness."