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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['e]cuniaire. See {Fee}, and cf {Peculiar}.]
1. Relating to money; monetary; as a pecuniary penalty; a
pecuniary reward. --Burke.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pecuniary
adj : relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he
received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his
services" [syn: {monetary}]
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