Financial institutions, as a group, such as banks and insurance companies(noun)
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Use "financials" in a sentence
"The fact that the city doesn't even have Paulson's financials is ridiculous at best."
"I'm more underweighted in financials, still looking for stocks that don't correlate with the market."
"However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 31.79, or 0.29%, to 11062.78, hurt by disappointing revenue at General Electric and weakness in financials as worries persisted over the foreclosure crisis."