| 单词 | pecuniary |
| 释义 | pecuniary (once / 1151 pages) adj If something has to do with money, it's pecuniary. If your grandfather's antique watch has pecuniary value, it's worth money — you could sell it for cash if you weren't sentimentally attached to keeping it. Pecuniary might seem like a peculiar word for talking about money, but it all adds up when you learn that it was the worth of the cattle, or pecū in Latin, that gave pecuniary its meaning. In Roman times, livestock served as money in making transactions. Some cultures still have economies based on cattle, but most modern societies have a pecuniary system based on, well, money. WORD FAMILYpecuniary: pecuniarily USAGE EXAMPLESIf Mr. Trump doesn’t liquidate, he will be accused of a pecuniary motive any time he takes a policy position. Wall Street Journal(Nov 18, 2016) And it states: "Trusts must publish on their websites relevant business and pecuniary interests of members, trustees, local governors and accounting officers." BBC(Nov 17, 2016) In this case, Mr. Salman’s lawyers noted, there was no pecuniary gain. New York Times(Oct 05, 2016) adj relating to or involving money he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services Syn monetary |
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