monetary

adjective

mon·​e·​tary ˈmä-nə-ˌter-ē 

 also  ˈmə-

: of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy

a crime committed for monetary gain

a government's monetary policy

monetarily

ˌmä-nə-ˈter-ə-lē 

 also  ˌmə-

adverb

Synonyms

• dollars-and-cents
• financial
• fiscal
• pecuniary
• pocket

Examples of monetary in a Sentence

a crime committed for monetary gain

Gold was once the basis of the U.S. monetary system.

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, Fed officials will wait for the winner to take office and start turning campaign rhetoric into specific governance decisions — and see how businesses, consumers and financial markets react before calibrating monetary policy. —Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday as investors watch the U.S. election, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting and China’s monetary policy meeting starting Monday. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024

The Fed is the nation's central bank, leaving it in charge of monetary policy. —Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024

Especially with the Fed having pivoted into easing monetary policy, further fiscal stimulus raises the risk that inflation gets stuck above 2 percent or reignites. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin monetarius of a mint, of money, from Latin moneta

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing monetary

• monetary aggregate
• monetary unit

Kids Definition

monetary

adjective

mon·​e·​tary ˈmän-ə-ˌter-ē 

 also  ˈmən-

: of or relating to money

this administration's monetary policy