of or relating to money or currency of or relating to monetarism: a monetary policy
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mon•e•tar•y /ˈmɑnɪˌtɛri, ˈmʌn-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Businessof or relating to the coinage or money supply of a country:monetary policy.
mon•e•tar•y
(mon′i ter′ē, mun′-),USA pronunciation adj.
mon•e•tar•i•ly
(mon′i târ′ə lē, mun′-, mon′i ter′ə lē, mun′-),USA pronunciation adv.
- Businessof or pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country.
- Businessof or pertaining to money; pecuniary:The necklace has sentimental as opposed to monetary value.
- Late Latin monētārius. See money, -ary
- 1795–1805
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See financial.
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