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pecuniary adjective Pecuniary first appeared in English in the early 16th century and comes from the Latin word pecunia, which means "money." Both this root and Latin peculium, which means "private property," are related to the Latin noun for cattle, pecus. Among Latin speakers (as among many other populations, past and present) cattle were viewed as a trading commodity, and property was often valued in terms of cattle. Pecunia has also given us impecunious, a word meaning "having little or no money," while peculium gave us peculate, a synonym for embezzle. In peculium you might also recognize the word peculiar, which originally meant "characteristic of only one" or "distinctive" before acquiring its current meaning of "strange." 1 : consisting of or measured in money2 : of or relating to money

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October 7, 2020 pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee "The theft from interstate or foreign shipment carries a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison and is punishable by a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount of the pecuniary gain or loss from the offense." — The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, press release, 27 July 2020"In a commercial environment, news organizations have to balance pecuniary concerns with their duties as journalists." — Ethan Epstein, The Washington Times, 5 Nov. 2019

Word	pecuniary
Date	October 7, 2020
Type	adjective
Syllables	pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee
Etymology	Pecuniary first appeared in English in the early 16th century and comes from the Latin word pecunia, which means "money." Both this root and Latin peculium, which means "private property," are related to the Latin noun for cattle, pecus. Among Latin speakers (as among many other populations, past and present) cattle were viewed as a trading commodity, and property was often valued in terms of cattle. Pecunia has also given us impecunious, a word meaning "having little or no money," while peculium gave us peculate, a synonym for embezzle. In peculium you might also recognize the word peculiar, which originally meant "characteristic of only one" or "distinctive" before acquiring its current meaning of "strange."
Examples	"The theft from interstate or foreign shipment carries a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison and is punishable by a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount of the pecuniary gain or loss from the offense." — The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, press release, 27 July 2020 "In a commercial environment, news organizations have to balance pecuniary concerns with their duties as journalists." — Ethan Epstein, The Washington Times, 5 Nov. 2019
Definition	1 : consisting of or measured in money 2 : of or relating to money

Latin Pecuniary Word Means Meaning Peculium Money October