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

Derived Forms

• ˈmonetarily, adverb

Other Words From

• mon·e·tar·i·ly [mon-i-, tair, -, uh, -lee, muhn-, mon, -i-ter-, uh, -lee, muhn, -], adverb
• non·mon·e·tar·y adjective
• pre·mon·e·tar·y adjective
• un·mon·e·tar·y 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

Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, the free-market economist Milton Friedman famously argued.

From Fortune

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.

From MIT Technology Review

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.

From 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.

From Singularity Hub 

The biggest monetary payoff from sea otters was from increased tourism.

From Science News

Her wealthy family imposed its own monetary and social punishment for stepping outside the sorority.

From The Daily Beast

The best way to compare employment totals across many nations is through the International Monetary Fund.

From The Daily Beast

Other chapels have taken on commitment ceremonies in the last couple years just for the monetary issue.

From The Daily Beast

The Brown family will sue for monetary compensation as hundreds do every year in federal courthouses across the nation.

From The Daily Beast

Specifically, the International Monetary Fund made a decision to provide Ukraine with a multi-billion-dollar lifeline.

From The Daily Beast

That is, the Government was led into the policy of borrowing through the increase of monetary forms.

From Project Gutenberg

But all these fiscal operations should be, for our present purposes, separated from monetary operations.

From Project Gutenberg

It was an error not to separate borrowing entirely from monetary issues.

From Project Gutenberg

The issue of government paper money is, indeed, a new departure; but its purpose has been more distinctly monetary than fiscal.

From Project Gutenberg

Even in districts removed from martial severity the monetary tax on oath-taking was frequently demanded.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• budgetary
• financial
• fiscal