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Definition of pecuniary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pecuniary

adjective
 
/pɪˈkjuːniəri/
 
/pɪˈkjuːnieri/
(formal)
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  1. relating to or connected with money
    • pecuniary advantage
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin pecuniarius, from pecunia ‘money’, from pecu ‘cattle, money’.
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