Monetary

  • 11monetary — [[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… …

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  • 12monetary */*/ — UK [ˈmʌnɪt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈmʌnəˌterɪ] adjective economics a) relating to a country s money and to the systems that a country uses for controlling its money supply monetary policy the monetary authorities b) consisting of money, or able to be… …

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  • 13monetary — / mʌnɪt(ə)ri/ adjective referring to money or currency ▪▪▪ ‘…the decision by the government to tighten monetary policy will push the annual inflation rate above the year’s previous high’ [Financial Times] ▪▪▪ ‘…it is not surprising that the Fed… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 14monetary — mon|e|ta|ry W3 [ˈmʌnıtəri US ˈma:nıteri] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1800 1900; : Late Latin; Origin: monetarius, from Latin moneta; MONEY] relating to money, especially all the money in a particular country ▪ the government s tight monetary… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15monetary — adjective concerned with or relating to money, especially all the money in a particular country: monetary growth | a monetary unit …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16monetary — adj. Monetary is used with these nouns: ↑compensation, ↑discipline, ↑donation, ↑economics, ↑economy, ↑expansion, ↑gain, ↑gift, ↑incentive, ↑instability, ↑integration, ↑ …

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  • 17monetary — adjective her sharp monetary instincts got us through the recession in very good sharp Syn: financial, fiscal, pecuniary, money, cash, economic, budgetary See note at financial …

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  • 18monetary — /ˈmʌnətri / (say munuhtree), / təri/ (say tuhree), Originally US / tɛri/ (say teree) adjective 1. of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country. 2. of or relating to money, or pecuniary matters: monetary consideration. {Latin monētārius… …

  • 19monetary — monetarism, monetarist, monetary These are pronounced with the first syllable as mun in BrE and as mon in AmE …

    Modern English usage

  • 20monetary — / mʌnɪt(ə)ri/ adjective referring to money or currency ▪▪▪ ‘…a draft report on changes in the international monetary system’ [Wall Street Journal] …

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