Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pecuniary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pecuniary \Pe*cun"ia*ry\, a. [L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money,
orig., property in cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F.
p['e]cuniaire. See {Fee}, and cf. {Peculiar}.]
1. Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a
pecuniary reward. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pecuniary
adj : relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he
received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his
services" [syn: {monetary}]
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