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financial, a.|fɪˈnænʃəl|
[f. as prec. + -ial.]
1. Of, pertaining, or relating to finance or money matters. financial year: the annual period for which accounts are made up.
1769Burke State of Nation Wks. 1808 II. 112, I shall make no objections whatsoever, logical or financial, to this reasoning. 1812G. Chalmers Dom. Econ. Gt. Brit. 102 A financial operation was performed..which gradually relieved the embarrassments of the State. 1861Lincoln in Raymond Life 168 The financial year ending on the 30th of June 1861. 1882M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. i. 16 She had hardly ever given a thought to her financial position.
2. Of a member in a society: That pays (his subscription), ‘paying’ as opposed to ‘honorary’. Also, that is not in arrear with his payments.
1892Daily News 29 Feb. 5/5 The Miners' Federation..contains in round numbers 180,000 paying or ‘financial’ members, as they are called, among the ‘bottom workers’.
3. In possession of money. Austral. and N.Z. slang.
1926J. Doone Timely Tips for New Australians 11 In Australia, to describe a man as being ‘financial’ is to describe him as being possessed of means. 1936M. E. C. Scott Barbara & N.Z. Backblocks 96 Paddy, who had been harvesting for neighbours, was magnificently financial. 1940W. S. Gilkison Peaks, Packs & Mountain Tracks 104 In my 'varsity days I dragged my old ‘omnibus’ over many a trail where, had I been more financial, I would surely have saved myself much trouble and toil by employing motor car or pack-horse. 1961P. White Riders in Chariot xi. 410 ‘Shall I tell you, Alf,’ he called, ‘how us girls got to be financial?’
Hence fiˈnancially adv., in relation to financial matters, from a financial point of view.
1795Burke Thoughts on Scarcity Wks. 1808 VII. 414, I consider..the stopping of the distillery, œconomically, financially, commercially..as a measure rather well meant than well considered. 1864Bp. of Lincoln Charge 5 Financially, the diminution of grants received..has not been..great. 1882Macm. Mag. XLVI. 439 Progress in this respect must be attempted only when financially safe.
Add:[A.] 4. Special collocations. financial modelling [see modelling vbl. n. 3 d], the computer-assisted construction of abstract models for financial calculations, projections, etc.
1972Managem. Accounting May 25/1 Two of the most powerful tools available are *financial modeling and ‘what if’ budgeting. 1979Amer. Banker 31 Jan. 32/3 All institutions regardless of size are concerned with profitability, growth, liquidity, and capital adequacy, processes which are aided by financial modeling. 1987Financial Times 9 Feb. 5/7 Sir Ralph also intends to lend people who can advise on marketing, business systems, management techniques and financial modelling.
hence financial modeller, one who engages in financial modelling; also, a computer program for financial modelling.
1982Washington Post 25 Oct. (Business section) 23/3 You can go from the data-base manager to the *financial modeller without any difficulty at all. 1986Austral. Financial Rev. 27 June 27 (Advt.), Financial modeller..to contribute significantly to our financial planning.
B. n. pl. Shares in a financial enterprise, or in financial companies generally.
1971Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. 15/3 Some assistance was given by overseas nibbling at golds and financials after they had come off their recent peaks. 1977South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 14 Apr. (Business Suppl.) 2/1 Small to moderate gains were recorded among leading industrials and financials. 1985Times 5 Jan. 23/6 Among financials, Smith Brothers, the stockjobbers, gained 4p to 106p. |