- monetary
- monetary (adj.) "pertaining to money," 1802, from L.L. monetarius "pertaining to money," originally "of a mint," from L. moneta "mint, coinage" (see MONEY (Cf. money)). Related: Monetarily.
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monetary — mon‧e‧ta‧ry [ˈmʌntri ǁ ˈmɑːnteri] adjective ECONOMICS relating to or involving money, especially the money supply (= the amount of money in the economy): • The bond market rallied (= prices rose ) as the Federal Reserve eased monetary… … Financial and business terms
monetary — I adjective capital, financial, fiscal, minted, numismatical, nummulary, pecuniary, stamped associated concepts: monetary damages, monetary relief II index commercial, financial, fiscal … Law dictionary
Monetary — Mon e*ta*ry, a. [L. monetarius belonging to a mint. See {Money}.] Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. The monetary relations of Europe. E. Everett. [1913 Webster] {Monetary unit}, the standard of a national currency, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monetary — *financial, pecuniary, fiscal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
monetary — [adj] concerning money, finances budgetary, capital, cash, commercial, financial, fiscal, pecuniary, pocket; concept 334 … New thesaurus
monetary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to money or currency. DERIVATIVES monetarily adverb … English terms dictionary
monetary — [män′ə ter΄ē; ] occas. [ mun′ə ter΄ē] adj. [LL monetarius, of a mint < L moneta, a MINT1] 1. of or having to do with the coinage or currency of a country 2. of or having to do with the supply of money in an economy; specif., designating or of… … English World dictionary
monetary — monetarily /mon i tair euh lee, mun , mon i ter euh lee, mun /, adv. /mon i ter ee, mun /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country. 2. of or pertaining to money; pecuniary: The necklace has sentimental as opposed to… … Universalium
monetary — mon|e|tar|y [ mʌnə,teri ] adjective ** relating to a country s money and to the systems a country uses for controlling its money supply: monetary policy the monetary authorities a. consisting of money, or able to be measured in money: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monetary — [[t]mʌ̱nɪtri, AM mɑ͟ːnɪteri[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: ADJ n Monetary means relating to money, especially the total amount of money in a country. Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation... The courts will be asked to place a monetary value… … English dictionary
