monetary

[mon-i-ter-ee, muhn-]

adjective

1. of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.

2. of or relating to money; pecuniary.

   The necklace has sentimental as opposed to monetary value.

monetary

/ -trɪ, ˈmʌnɪtərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to money or currency

2. of or relating to monetarism

   a monetary policy

Other Word Forms

• monetarily adverb
• nonmonetary adjective
• premonetary adjective
• unmonetary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monetary¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of monetary¹

C19: from Late Latin monētārius, from Latin monēta _money

Synonym Study

See financial.

Example Sentences

“That’s an environment where, for me, it doesn’t suggest an urgency to be more accommodative in monetary policy.”

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But behind the latest controversy is a long-simmering and arguably more important debate about how to set monetary policy: on the basis of fixed rules, or central bank officials’ judgment.

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But attention also should also be paid to Japanese monetary and fiscal actions.

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But attention also should also be paid to Japanese monetary and fiscal actions.

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New York Fed President John Williams called monetary policy “modestly restrictive” and said ‘I still see room for a further adjustment in the near term to the target range for the federal-funds rate.”

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Related Words

• budgetary www.thesaurus.com
• financial 
• fiscal