MONETARY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

monetary

adjective

ˈmä-nə-ˌter-ē

Definition of monetary

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 The college’s Career Closet program accepts monetary donations and new clothes. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Oil prices bounced around before finishing higher Tuesday while global stocks were mixed as markets awaited a key inflation report expected to influence upcoming monetary policy decisions. — Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 According to the Lake County Supervisor of Elections, Kelley has received $29,550 in monetary contributions during his campaign. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Scivetti is seeking monetary damages in the amount of $5 million for each cause of action. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monetary

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The property's listing agent told CBS News Bay Area that Iriarte-Valdez had mentioned experiencing financial problems and that the home appeared to be headed toward foreclosure.

— Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Realtors have a financial interest in boosting supply, but so what?

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of financial

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Whenever Biya eventually leaves office, his successor will inherit a country also facing attacks by Boko Haram militants in the north and deep economic frustration among young people.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Moreover, because the Sears catalog did not racially discriminate, economic historians credit the catalog as a major tool for Black consumers to side-step the indignities and discrimination of Jim Crow commerce.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of economic

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The return also shows DePaul paid a $863,500 buyout last fiscal cycle to former head men’s basketball Tony Stubblefield, who was fired in early 2024 after less than three seasons on the job.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement of bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course President Tim Carey was the immediate cause of death.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

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