monetary

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

/ ˈmɒn ɪˌtɛr i, ˈmʌn- /

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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.

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Origin of monetary

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

synonym study for monetary

1. See financial.

OTHER WORDS FROM monetary

mon·e·tar·i·ly

[mon-i-tair-uh-lee, muhn-, mon-i-ter-uh-lee, muhn-], /ˌmɒn ɪˈtɛər ə li, ˌmʌn-, ˈmɒn ɪˌtɛr ə li, ˈmʌn-/, adverbnon·mon·e·tar·y, adjectivepre·mon·e·tar·y, adjectiveun·mon·e·tar·y, adjective

Words nearby monetary

monestrous, Monet, Moneta, monetarily, monetarism, monetary, monetary aggregate, monetary policy, monetary unit, Monet, Claude, monetization

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How to use monetary in a sentence

Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, the free-market economist Milton Friedman famously argued.
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It would also mean providing appropriate support for content moderators, fairly compensating ghost workers, and developing monetary or nonmonetary reward systems to compensate users for their data and labor.
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Citizens will collect “data dividends,” which haven’t been clearly defined but could include monetary or nonmonetary payments from companies that use their personal data.
The EU is launching a market for personal data. Here’s what that means for privacy.|Amy Nordrum|August 11, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Though they say the best things in life are free, the reality is that most things come with a cost—monetary or otherwise.
Your Personal Data Is Worth Money. Andrew Yang Wants to Get You Paid|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|June 28, 2020|Singularity Hub

The biggest monetary payoff from sea otters was from increased tourism.
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Her wealthy family imposed its own monetary and social punishment for stepping outside the sorority.
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The best way to compare employment totals across many nations is through the International Monetary Fund.
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Other chapels have taken on commitment ceremonies in the last couple years just for the monetary issue.
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The Brown family will sue for monetary compensation as hundreds do every year in federal courthouses across the nation.
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Specifically, the International Monetary Fund made a decision to provide Ukraine with a multi-billion-dollar lifeline.
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That is, the Government was led into the policy of borrowing through the increase of monetary forms.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
But all these fiscal operations should be, for our present purposes, separated from monetary operations.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
It was an error not to separate borrowing entirely from monetary issues.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The issue of government paper money is, indeed, a new departure; but its purpose has been more distinctly monetary than fiscal.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Even in districts removed from martial severity the monetary tax on oath-taking was frequently demanded.
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British Dictionary definitions for monetary

monetary

/ (ˈmʌnɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to money or currency

of or relating to monetarisma monetary policy

Derived forms of monetary

monetarily, adverb

Word Origin for monetary

C19: from Late Latin monētārius, from Latin monēta money

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Origin of monetary

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