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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

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Other Word Forms

  • monetarily adverb
  • nonmonetary adjective
  • premonetary adjective
  • unmonetary adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of monetary1

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

Origin of monetary1

C19: from Late Latin monētārius, from Latin monēta money
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Example Sentences

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Clasby is seeking unspecified monetary damages, including for past and future lost wages, pension benefits and emotional distress.

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"It's the monetary aspect I guess, with things like wallpaper strippers and rotavators, you'll pay a lot of money and probably never use it again."

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A Labour source said: "Neither Keir, nor his leadership campaign accepted monetary or in kind donations from Labour Together during the leadership election."

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She said the monetary donations they were getting were "not enough", adding: "We are facing hard decisions in the coming months to ensure we will be here next year."

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It dates from Anglo-Saxon England, prior to the Norman invasion of 1066 — from a time when many punishments for crime were monetary.

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