adjective
-
of or relating to money or currency
-
of or relating to monetarism
a monetary policy
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the oil shock of 1973-74 caused by the Arab oil embargo, the Federal Reserve is generally regarded as having ignored the second-round effects of oil prices and kept monetary policy too easy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
For investors, healthcare stocks are beneficiaries of a trend that doesn’t have much to do with the business cycle, that monetary policy can’t slow, and that demographics won’t reverse.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Still, they expect the RBI to stand pat as monetary policy will likely be ineffective against the current mix of headwinds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Massabni says this points to a “low-growth, high-inflation” environment, the most challenging scenario for both monetary policy and equity valuations.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
People around the world heard about the jailed children and sent monetary donations to help pay their bail.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
