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Today's Word "pecuniary"

Relating to money on

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pecuniary \pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\ (adjective) - 1 : Relating to money; monetary. 2 : Consisting of money. 3 : Requiring payment of money.

"The young man of the house was absorbed in his vegetable garden and the possibilities for pecuniary profit that it held." -- Samuel Chamberlain, 'Clementine in the Kitchen'

 

Pecuniary comes from Latin pecuniarius, "of money, pecuniary," from pecunia, "property in cattle, hence money," from pecu, "livestock, one's flocks and herds."


 

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