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pecuniary

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pe·cu·ni·ar·y

   [pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]
–adjective
1.
of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties.
2.
consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments: pecuniary tributes.
3.
(of a crime, violation, etc.) involving a money penalty or fine.
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Origin:
1495–1505; < L pecūniārius, deriv. of pecūnia property, money (pecūn-, deriv. of pecū flock (see peculiar), with -ūn- as in tribūna tribune1, fortūna fortune, etc. + -ia -ia); see -ary

—Related forms
pe·cu·ni·ar·i·ly  [pi-kyoo-nee-air-i-lee] , adverb
non·pe·cu·ni·ar·y, adjective

—Synonyms
1, 2. See financial.

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pecuniary (pɪˈkjuːnɪərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  consisting of or relating to money
2.  law (of an offence) involving a monetary penalty
 
[C16: from Latin pecūniāris, from pecūnia money]
 
pe'cuniarily
 
—adv

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pecuniary
c.1500, from L. pecuniarius "pertaining to money," from pecunia "money, property, wealth," from pecu "cattle, flock," from PIE base *peku- (cf. Skt. pasu- "cattle," Goth. faihu "money, fortune," O.E. feoh "cattle, money"). Livestock was the measure of wealth in the ancient world. For a related sense development in O.E., see fee. Cf. also Welsh tlws "jewel," cognate with Ir. tlus "cattle," connected via notion of "valuable thing."
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Main Entry: pe·cu·ni·ary
Pronunciation: pi-'kyü-nE-"er-E
Function: adjective
: consisting of, measured in, or relating to money <pecuniary damages>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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