monetary

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

Origin of monetary

1
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-/, adverb
  • non·mon·e·tar·y, adjective
  • pre·mon·e·tar·y, adjective
  • un·mon·e·tar·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for monetary

monetary

/ (ˈmʌnɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to money or currency

  2. of or relating to monetarism: a monetary policy

Origin of monetary

1
C19: from Late Latin monētārius, from Latin monēta money

Derived forms of monetary

  • monetarily, adverb

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