Monetary
//ˈmʌnɪtəɹi// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money. not-comparable
"Although of little monetary value, Rosie treasured her late grandfather's old hunting gear."
Adjective
- 1 relating to or involving money wordnet
Example
More examples"Interest rates will rise due to monetary tightening."
Etymology
From Middle French monétaire, from Late Latin monētārius (“pertaining to money”), from Latin monētārius (“of a mint”), from monēta (“mint, coinage”), from the presence—from 273 BC to AD 84—of the chief Roman mint at the Templum Iunonis Monetae (“Temple of Juno Moneta”), q.v. Doublet of minter.
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