pecuniaryadj.n.

Brit.

/pᵻˈkjuːn(jə)ri/, U.S.

/pəˈkjuniˌɛri/

Forms: 1500s– pecuniary, 1600s pecuniarie.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pecūniārius.

Etymology: < classical Latin pecūniārius of or relating to money, occasionally consisting of money < pecūnia money (see pecunial adj.) + -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare Anglo-Norman pecunier and Middle French pécunier (see pecuniar adj. and n.), Catalan pecuniari (1324), Spanish pecuniario (1356 or earlier, chiefly in pena pecuniaria monetary fine), Portuguese pecuniário (1320), Italian pecuniario (c1350). Compare earlier pecunial adj., pecuniar adj. With the noun compare earlier pecuny n.

A. adj.

a. Consisting of money; exacted in money.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] > consisting of money

pecuniary1506

pecunialc1600

moneyed1773

1506 Thordynarye of Crysten Men (new ed.) iv. xxi. sig. Xi^v Or doth punycyons pecuniaries pryncypally by his auaryce.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Amessures The suspition of an offence, whose punishment is but pecuniarie.

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 46 He..inflicted both corporall smart and pecuniary mulcts upon them.

1671 J. Caryll Sir Salomon v. 85 Your punishment must not be Pecuniary, but Corporal:..the Body must suffer for the Sins of the Flesh.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. vi. 151 Whether they received any pecuniary Reward for pleading.

1767 tr. C. di Beccaria Bonesana Ess. Crimes xvii. 69 There was a time when all punishments were pecuniary.

1837 T. B. Macaulay in Edinb. Rev. July 16 In 1590, he [sc. Bacon]..was sworn in Queen's Counsel extraordinary. But this mark of honour was not accompanied by any pecuniary emolument.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xiv. 138 The many pecuniary aids that he has been obliged to ask for.

1904 J. Conrad Nostromo i. vi. 45 Mr Gould had..declined to grant some small pecuniary assistance, basing his refusal on the ground that the applicant was a notorious gambler and cheat.

1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim xvi. 399 Their encouragement of emotionalism usually yields them handsome pecuniary rewards.

1993 Accountancy Oct. 108/3 The deed provided for a pecuniary legacy to be held as to income for the testator's wife for life and thereafter for the three sons absolutely.

†b. Of an offence or law: having a money penalty, entailing a fine. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > fine > [adjective] > that punishes by a fine

pecuniary1610

mulctuary1615

1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr vii. 211 Hee cast in a dead sleepe all bloudy lawes, and in a slumber all pecuniarie lawes which might offend, & aggrieue them.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 93 Having learned how to make capitall offences pecuniary.

2. Having money as the chief concern or object; focused on money. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] > having regard to money

pecuniary1606

pocket?1701

1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. K If this be true thou pecuniarie Asse, Art not thou come to a wofull passe? That into Christs Church hast thrust thy selfe, To coffer vp this yellow worldly pelfe?

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 20 We may easily foresee what kind of licencers we are to expect hereafter, either ignorant, imperious, and remisse, or basely pecuniary.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 Strong and healthful Generations; which happen but contingently in mere pecuniary Matches.

1775 N. D. Falck Philos. Diss. Diving Vessel 2 His disposition penurious; his views pecuniary.

1921 Amer. Econ. Rev. 11 42 That in both spheres of thought the pecuniary attitude is the dominant one, there can be no reasonable doubt.

1975 Dáil Éireann: Parl. Deb. 24 June 1522 In so far as the central authority is concerned we had a very pecuniary attitude towards those who received assistance.

1999 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 1 Aug. It's not like all or even most PGA Tour players have taken a solely pecuniary approach to their sport.

3. Of or relating to money; monetary; financial.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > [adjective]

pecunial1516

pecuniary1612

denariate1632

pounds, shillings, and pence?1650

monetary1838

1612 H. Wotton Let. (modernized text) in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 8 All my former accompts and pecuniary businesses.

a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady i. vi. 17 in Wks. (1640) III Causing very, very little, Or, I may say, no paralaxe at all, In his pecuniary observations!

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iii. 11 Their Impostures..deluding not onely unto pecuniary defraudations, but the irreparable deceit of death.

1709 ‘B. Slush’ Navy Royal 86 Crede quod habes, & habes, is a most Heretical Doctrine, in all Pecuniary Concerns; and no way current here in Britain among Landladies.

1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. xxi. 333 The legacy of ten thousand pounds..had amply supplied his pecuniary wants.

1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) vii. 193 Imprudent genius, struggling for years with paltry pecuniary difficulties.

1861 E. E. Stuart Let. 15 Jan. in R. Stuart et al. Stuart Lett. (1961) II. 925 We, as all the Country, feel its disastrous influence upon the pecuniary interest.

1926 R. H. Tawney Relig. & Rise Capitalism i. 35 The trader is moved by an inhuman concentration on his own pecuniary interest, unsoftened by any tincture of public spirit or private charity.

1986 G. Clark Symbols of Excellence (BNC) 82 The hierarchies of esteem in which they [sc. precious substances] were held differed widely from one culture to another until all were engulfed in the pecuniary measure of values common to the world market.

†B. n.

Money; (in plural) resources in money; money matters, finances. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > [noun]

silverc825

feec870

pennieseOE

wortheOE

mintOE

scata1122

spense?c1225

spendinga1290

sumc1300

gooda1325

moneya1325

cattlec1330

muckc1330

reasona1382

pecunyc1400

gilt1497

argentc1500

gelta1529

Mammon1539

ale silver1541

scruff1559

the sinews of war1560

sterling1565

lour1567

will-do-all1583

shell1591

trasha1592

quinyie1596

brass1597

pecuniary1604

dust1607

nomisma1614

countera1616

cross and pilea1625

gingerbreada1625

rhinoa1628

cash1646

grig1657

spanker1663

cole1673

goree1699

mopus1699

quid1699

ribbin1699

bustle1763

necessary1772

stuff1775

needfula1777

iron1785

(the) Spanish1788

pecuniar1793

kelter1807

dibs1812

steven1812

pewter1814

brad1819

pogue1819

rent1823

stumpy1828

posh1830

L. S. D.1835

rivetc1835

tin1836

mint sauce1839

nobbins1846

ochre1846

dingbat1848

dough1848

cheese1850

California1851

mali1851

ducat1853

pay dirt1853

boodle?1856

dinero1856

scad1856

the shiny1856

spondulicks1857

rust1858

soap1860

sugar1862

coin1874

filthy1876

wampum1876

ooftish1877

shekel1883

oil1885

oof1885

mon1888

Jack1890

sploshc1890

bees and honey1892

spending-brass1896

stiff1897

mazuma1900

mazoom1901

cabbage1903

lettuce1903

Oscar Asche1905

jingle1906

doubloons1908

kale1912

scratch1914

green1917

oscar1917

snow1925

poke1926

oodle1930

potatos1931

bread1935

moolah1936

acker1939

moo1941

lolly1943

loot1943

poppy1943

mazoola1944

dosh1953

bickies1966

lovely jubbly1990

scrilla1994

society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun]

coffer1377

pursec1384

possibilityc1385

moneyc1390

financec1475

abilityc1503

purse stringc1530

moyen1547

means1560

financy1600

pocket1633

fonds1669

wherewith1674

apoinctee1682

funds1700

ways and means1738

money stock1743

pecuniary1748

pecuniar1793

wherewithal1809

ante1843

pocketbook1897

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Pecuniarie, coyne.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xii. 85 Agent Antony has already given the mother a hint, which will make her jealous of pecuniaries.

1767 J. Parsons Remains of Japhet 36 To pecuniaries, the Earl of Hillsborough hath wisely added the means of instruction.

1807 M. Wilmot Let. 29 Nov. in M. Wilmot & C. Wilmot Russ. Jrnls. (1934) iii. 310 Before I forget, let me say a word of pecuniarys. The income of my money will soon I flatter myself clear off my debts.

1822 J. Galt Provost xxviii. 208 I kept myself aloof from all handling in the pecuniaries of the business.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pecuniary
释义	pecuniaryadj.n. Brit. /pᵻˈkjuːn(jə)ri/, U.S. /pəˈkjuniˌɛri/ Forms: 1500s– pecuniary, 1600s pecuniarie. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pecūniārius. Etymology: < classical Latin pecūniārius of or relating to money, occasionally consisting of money < pecūnia money (see pecunial adj.) + -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare Anglo-Norman pecunier and Middle French pécunier (see pecuniar adj. and n.), Catalan pecuniari (1324), Spanish pecuniario (1356 or earlier, chiefly in pena pecuniaria monetary fine), Portuguese pecuniário (1320), Italian pecuniario (c1350). Compare earlier pecunial adj., pecuniar adj. With the noun compare earlier pecuny n. A. adj. 1. a. Consisting of money; exacted in money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] > consisting of money pecuniary1506 pecunialc1600 moneyed1773 1506 Thordynarye of Crysten Men (new ed.) iv. xxi. sig. Xi^v Or doth punycyons pecuniaries pryncypally by his auaryce. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Amessures The suspition of an offence, whose punishment is but pecuniarie. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 46 He..inflicted both corporall smart and pecuniary mulcts upon them. 1671 J. Caryll Sir Salomon v. 85 Your punishment must not be Pecuniary, but Corporal:..the Body must suffer for the Sins of the Flesh. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. vi. 151 Whether they received any pecuniary Reward for pleading. 1767 tr. C. di Beccaria Bonesana Ess. Crimes xvii. 69 There was a time when all punishments were pecuniary. 1837 T. B. Macaulay in Edinb. Rev. July 16 In 1590, he [sc. Bacon]..was sworn in Queen's Counsel extraordinary. But this mark of honour was not accompanied by any pecuniary emolument. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xiv. 138 The many pecuniary aids that he has been obliged to ask for. 1904 J. Conrad Nostromo i. vi. 45 Mr Gould had..declined to grant some small pecuniary assistance, basing his refusal on the ground that the applicant was a notorious gambler and cheat. 1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim xvi. 399 Their encouragement of emotionalism usually yields them handsome pecuniary rewards. 1993 Accountancy Oct. 108/3 The deed provided for a pecuniary legacy to be held as to income for the testator's wife for life and thereafter for the three sons absolutely. †b. Of an offence or law: having a money penalty, entailing a fine. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > fine > [adjective] > that punishes by a fine pecuniary1610 mulctuary1615 1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr vii. 211 Hee cast in a dead sleepe all bloudy lawes, and in a slumber all pecuniarie lawes which might offend, & aggrieue them. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 93 Having learned how to make capitall offences pecuniary. 2. Having money as the chief concern or object; focused on money. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] > having regard to money pecuniary1606 pocket?1701 1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. K If this be true thou pecuniarie Asse, Art not thou come to a wofull passe? That into Christs Church hast thrust thy selfe, To coffer vp this yellow worldly pelfe? 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 20 We may easily foresee what kind of licencers we are to expect hereafter, either ignorant, imperious, and remisse, or basely pecuniary. a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 Strong and healthful Generations; which happen but contingently in mere pecuniary Matches. 1775 N. D. Falck Philos. Diss. Diving Vessel 2 His disposition penurious; his views pecuniary. 1921 Amer. Econ. Rev. 11 42 That in both spheres of thought the pecuniary attitude is the dominant one, there can be no reasonable doubt. 1975 Dáil Éireann: Parl. Deb. 24 June 1522 In so far as the central authority is concerned we had a very pecuniary attitude towards those who received assistance. 1999 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 1 Aug. It's not like all or even most PGA Tour players have taken a solely pecuniary approach to their sport. 3. Of or relating to money; monetary; financial. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > [adjective] pecunial1516 pecuniary1612 denariate1632 pounds, shillings, and pence?1650 monetary1838 1612 H. Wotton Let. (modernized text) in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 8 All my former accompts and pecuniary businesses. a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady i. vi. 17 in Wks. (1640) III Causing very, very little, Or, I may say, no paralaxe at all, In his pecuniary observations! 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iii. 11 Their Impostures..deluding not onely unto pecuniary defraudations, but the irreparable deceit of death. View more context for this quotation 1709 ‘B. Slush’ Navy Royal 86 Crede quod habes, & habes, is a most Heretical Doctrine, in all Pecuniary Concerns; and no way current here in Britain among Landladies. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. xxi. 333 The legacy of ten thousand pounds..had amply supplied his pecuniary wants. 1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. (Boston ed.) vii. 193 Imprudent genius, struggling for years with paltry pecuniary difficulties. 1861 E. E. Stuart Let. 15 Jan. in R. Stuart et al. Stuart Lett. (1961) II. 925 We, as all the Country, feel its disastrous influence upon the pecuniary interest. 1926 R. H. Tawney Relig. & Rise Capitalism i. 35 The trader is moved by an inhuman concentration on his own pecuniary interest, unsoftened by any tincture of public spirit or private charity. 1986 G. Clark Symbols of Excellence (BNC) 82 The hierarchies of esteem in which they [sc. precious substances] were held differed widely from one culture to another until all were engulfed in the pecuniary measure of values common to the world market. †B. n. Money; (in plural) resources in money; money matters, finances. Obsolete. 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D.1835 rivetc1835 tin1836 mint sauce1839 nobbins1846 ochre1846 dingbat1848 dough1848 cheese1850 California1851 mali1851 ducat1853 pay dirt1853 boodle?1856 dinero1856 scad1856 the shiny1856 spondulicks1857 rust1858 soap1860 sugar1862 coin1874 filthy1876 wampum1876 ooftish1877 shekel1883 oil1885 oof1885 mon1888 Jack1890 sploshc1890 bees and honey1892 spending-brass1896 stiff1897 mazuma1900 mazoom1901 cabbage1903 lettuce1903 Oscar Asche1905 jingle1906 doubloons1908 kale1912 scratch1914 green1917 oscar1917 snow1925 poke1926 oodle1930 potatos1931 bread1935 moolah1936 acker1939 moo1941 lolly1943 loot1943 poppy1943 mazoola1944 dosh1953 bickies1966 lovely jubbly1990 scrilla1994 society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] coffer1377 pursec1384 possibilityc1385 moneyc1390 financec1475 abilityc1503 purse stringc1530 moyen1547 means1560 financy1600 pocket1633 fonds1669 wherewith1674 apoinctee1682 funds1700 ways and means1738 money stock1743 pecuniary1748 pecuniar1793 wherewithal1809 ante1843 pocketbook1897 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Pecuniarie, coyne. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xii. 85 Agent Antony has already given the mother a hint, which will make her jealous of pecuniaries. 1767 J. Parsons Remains of Japhet 36 To pecuniaries, the Earl of Hillsborough hath wisely added the means of instruction. 1807 M. Wilmot Let. 29 Nov. in M. Wilmot & C. Wilmot Russ. Jrnls. (1934) iii. 310 Before I forget, let me say a word of pecuniarys. The income of my money will soon I flatter myself clear off my debts. 1822 J. Galt Provost xxviii. 208 I kept myself aloof from all handling in the pecuniaries of the business. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1506
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