Definition of monetarynext
as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments an economist who is critical of this administration's monetary policies

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Recent Examples of monetary That has led to a surge in cheap imports, squeezing labor-intensive industries like manufacturing and retail already struggling under Milei's spending cuts and tight monetary policy. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Markets risk underpricing the scale of monetary tightening, analysts argued, as central banks around the world adjust to a worsening inflation outlook. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The museum says objects do not need to be rare or hold any specific monetary value to be considered. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Those include the absence of non-monetary contributions reported by Kobach’s campaign and the lack of a last-minute contribution report, which discloses donations during the last week before an election, filed by the campaign. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monetary
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  • Thursday's summit could see some announcements on the two countries' goal of taking tariffs off $30 billion in noncritical goods, on financial services and agricultural purchases, Bessent said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The financial incentives to win FDA approval also became far more powerful after Congress approved Medicare to cover multi-cancer detection tests that are greenlighted by the agency.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • Clemons had served as the founding CEO of both ConnCAT and ConnCORP, turning them into hubs for economic and community revitalization that aimed to center the experiences and needs of residents in New Haven’s Dixwell and Newhallville neighborhoods.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The 10-year Treasury note yield was relatively unchanged on Friday after recent selling pressure intensified following hawkish Federal Reserve commentary and stronger-than-expected economic data.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Azure revenue growth accelerated to 43% during its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and is expected to pick up again this quarter, even as Microsoft holds the line on its capital spending outlook.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Total compensation of Oracle’s median global employee was $94,740 in fiscal 2026, down from $98,899 in fiscal 2025.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monetary. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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