单词 | pecuniarily |
释义 | pecuniarilyadv. Financially, monetarily; in a pecuniary manner; as regards or in terms of money. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > fine > [adverb] by (also in) the pursec1387 pecuniarilya1631 pecuniarly1656 a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) ii. iii. §2 Salique law punishes a witch, which is convict to have eaten a man, pecuniarily, and at no high price. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 192 There was no Foundation..to charge him criminally, or pecuniarily, to which he had not Answers incontrovertible. 1791 H. L. Piozzi Diary Oct.–Dec. in Thraliana (1942) II. 825 He..divests himself of all delicate Attachment; tho' liberal in Allowance, and pecuniarily kind. 1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 271 Shall the master..be answerable pecuniarily to the dead man's widow, or shall it be the wrong-doer? 1885 Law Times 28 Mar. 389/2 P. and N...became pecuniarily embarrassed. 1918 T. Veblen Higher Learning in Amer. vi. 186 They are..incapacitated from following up any inquiry to its logical conclusion, in case the conclusion might appear to traverse the interest or the opinions of those on whom these leaders are..pecuniarily dependent. 1991 D. D. Haddock & F. S. McChesney in R. E. Meiners & B. Yandle Econ. Consequences of Liability Rules iii. 48 What they [sc. draftees] are actually paid by the military, both pecuniarily and in the in-kind form of food, clothing, housing, and so forth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1631 |
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