Money

Synonyms for pecuniary

The synonym for pecuniary recorded in this bank is fiscal, in the sense "relating to or consisting of money". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line

The synonym for pecuniary

fiscaladjective, in the sense "relating to or consisting of money"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for pecuniary.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineMoney

relating to or consisting of money

The scandal caused pecuniary damage that took the firm years to recover from.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

fiscal

Same sentence, swapped: The scandal caused fiscal damage that took the firm years to recover from.

Close but different

The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot pecuniary is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

personal
reputational
physical

Where pecuniary turns up in the game

pecuniary is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play pecuniary

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so pecuniary reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Closest first: other money words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

portfolionounholdingsthe collection of investments held by a person or institutionTreelineHas a reason line profiteerverbgougeto make an unfair profit, especially by charging excessive prices during a shortage or emergencyTreelineHas a reason line remitverbtransmitto send money, typically as paymentTreelineHas a reason line dividendnoundisbursementa sum of money paid periodically by a company to its shareholders out of its profitsRidgelineHas a reason line earningsnounpaysomething that remuneratesRidgeline embezzleverbmisappropriateto steal money placed in one's care or control, usually from an employerRidgelineHas a reason line tabulateverbtallyto arrange and count data systematically, especially to total itTreelineHas a reason line talladjectivemarveloustoo improbable to admit of beliefTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. pecuniary carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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