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pe⋅cu⋅ni⋅ar⋅y

  [pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]
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–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.
Origin:
1495–1505; < L pecūniārius, deriv. of pecūnia property, money (pecūn-, deriv. of pecū flock (see peculiar ), with -ūn- as in tribūna tribune 1 , fortūna fortune, etc. + -ia -ia ); see -ary

Related forms:
pe⋅cu⋅ni⋅ar⋅i⋅ly  [pi-kyoo-nee-air-i-lee] , adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. See financial.
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pe·cu·ni·ar·y   (pĭ-kyōō'nē-ěr'ē)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to money: a pecuniary loss; pecuniary motives.

  2. Requiring payment of money: a pecuniary offense.


[Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia, property, wealth; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

pecuniary 
1502, 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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