pecuniary

/pɪˈkjuːniəri/ (bre, ipa) · /pɪˈkjuːnieri/ (ame, ipa) · /pi-ˈkyü-nē-ˌer-ē/ (ame, mw)

pecuniary — adjective

  • pecuniarypositive
  • more pecuniarycomparative
  • most pecuniarysuperlative

1. having to do with money, especially payment, profit, loss, or cash value

1.形容詞C2
釋義

having to do with money, especially payment, profit, loss, or cash value

例句

The judge awarded pecuniary damages for Maria's lost wages and hospital bills.

collocation: pecuniary damages

Investors avoided the charity deal because it offered no pecuniary return.

pattern: no pecuniary return

同義詞
  • financial

    is the broad everyday word for money matters

  • monetary

    often focuses on sums of money, value, or money supply

  • fiscal

    is mainly used for tax, government budgets, and public finance

文法句型

pecuniary + loss / damages / interest / reward / value

用法筆記

Mostly seen in law, business, and official writing. It usually comes before nouns such as loss, damages, interest, reward, or value; in everyday English, speakers more often say money or financial.

常見錯誤

❌The company has pecuniary problems.
✅The company has financial problems.
💡'pecuniary' is very formal and is used with a limited set of money-related nouns.