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/pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/
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/pəˈkjuniˌɛɹi/
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pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi
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pəˈkjuniɛɹi
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Adjective
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
Usage- not-comparable
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Perhaps the reader will suppose after this that the doctor had some pecuniary interest of his own in arranging the squire's loans; or, at any rate, he will think that the squire must have thought so.
The views of philosophers, with few exceptions, have coincided with the pecuniary interests of their class.
Adjective
relating to or involving money
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monetary rewards
he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services