Definition of monetary
: 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
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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 of monetary from the Web
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Such monetary stimulus can weaken a currency, and the euro has slid from near $1.40 in May 2014 to $1.12 now.
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That’s mainly due to extensive monetary stimulus by the European Central Bank.
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Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger will have monetary — and contractual — reasons to pay close attention to football in the coming years, according to details of his contract extension released by KU Athletics on Tuesday.
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Boyden is seeking monetary donations for his project.
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Years later, Senator Bunning would assail the chairman of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.
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The answer to that question shapes the decision-making of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the body actually tasked with pursuing full employment and tweaking monetary policy to encourage it.
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Harwood Heights trustees honored Hrushka, a Norridge resident, in a special ceremony, presenting her a bouquet of flowers and monetary award of $100.
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The European Central Bank shouldn’t wait too long before withdrawing its large monetary stimulus, German central-bank president Jens Weidmann warned on Monday, wading into a debate over how quickly the ECB should signal a policy shift.
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Origin and Etymology of monetary
Late Latin monetarius of a mint, of money, from Latin moneta
First Known Use: 1663
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