English Explanatory Dictionary

monetary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/ [ˈmʌnɪtɹi] /ˈmɑnɪˌtɛɹi/ /ˈmʌnəˌtɛɹi/ Monetary US.ogg /ˈmɐn.ə.teː.ɹi/

Word forms

monetary

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.

Related words

mint monetarism monetarist money

Derived words

monetarily monetarization monetary impotence monetary instrument monetary policy monetary unit non-monetary nonmonetary premonetary unmonetary
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