Word of the Day March 18

Word of the Day for Thursday March 18, 2005

   pecuniary \pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\, adjective:
   1. Relating to money; monetary.
   2. Consisting of money.
   3. Requiring payment of money.

     "He lacked the finer element of conscience which looks upon
     Art  as  a  sacred calling," she remembered, and because of
     "pecuniary  necessities"  he  "scattered his forces in many
     different and unworthy directions."
     --James F. O'Gorman, Accomplished in All Departments of Art

     The  young  man  of the house was absorbed in his vegetable
     garden  and  the possibilities for pecuniary profit that it
     held.
     --Samuel Chamberlain, [1]Clementine in the Kitchen

     He  sees  the  great  pecuniary  rewards  and  how they are
     gained,  and naturally is moved by an impulse to obtain the
     same for himself.
     --David  J.  Brewer,  "The  Ideal Lawyer," [2]The Atlantic,
     November 1906