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financier

financial

adjective fee-nahn-SYEH Less Common

Usage Note

financier describes anything related to finance or money — marché financier ('financial market'), crise financière ('financial crisis'). As a noun, un financier is a financier or banker. Un financier is also a small French almond cake, unrelated in meaning.

Examples

"La crise financière a touché de nombreux pays."

Natural Translation

The financial crisis affected many countries.

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