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English Dictionary: pecuniary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pecuniary
adj
  1. relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services"
    Synonym(s): monetary, pecuniary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pecuniary \Pe*cun"ia*ry\, a. [L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money,
      orig., property in cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F.
      p[82]cuniaire. See {Fee}, and cf. {Peculiar}.]
      1. Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a
            pecuniary reward. --Burke.
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