Synonyms

monetary

American

[mon-i-ter-ee, muhn-] / ˈmɒn ɪˌtɛr i, ˈmʌn- /

adjective

of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
of or relating to money; pecuniary.

The necklace has sentimental as opposed to monetary value.

monetary British

/ -trɪ, ˈmʌnɪtərɪ /

adjective

of or relating to money or currency
of or relating to monetarism

a monetary policy

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Related Words

See financial.

Other Word Forms

monetarily adverb
nonmonetary adjective
premonetary adjective
unmonetary adjective

Etymology

Origin of monetary

First recorded in 1660–70; from Late Latin monētārius “pertaining to the mint”; money, -ary

Example Sentences

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Joining Dow Jones in 2008, he has also covered financial exchanges, electronic trading and monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

One reason is that foreign central banks, like China’s, are still buying the yellow metal due to U.S. fiscal and monetary policies.

From MarketWatch

We have an economic and monetary union—with 21 countries by the way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside the Fed, the mood has turned hawkish, indicating a bias toward more restrictive monetary policy.

From Barron's

Warsh has said that it’s far bigger than necessary for effective monetary policy.

From Barron's

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