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 Specific performance metrics must be achieved or the Port will face monetary penalties. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2025 Structured Asset Sales, which is owned by investment banker David Pullman, sued Sheeran, 34, his record label Warner Music and music publisher Sony Music Publishing , asking for monetary damages over claims there were similarities between the pair of tracks, per the publication. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 17 June 2025 In other words, the idea of the Qataris shutting off the monetary supply line to the French capital is pretty misguided. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 15 June 2025 The monetary obligations changed from year to year, Jarvis said; for 2024, the payment was $36,400 apiece, and Schererville did receive the two towns’ payments. Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for monetary
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  • All three platforms can cite one particular business for helping drive recent success: financial services.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025
  • Idris Elba stars as Derek, a successful financial executive whose life begins to unravel when a temp worker named Lisa (Ali Larter) becomes strangely (well, there’s no way to put this) obsessed with him.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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  • Colorado’s health department is bracing for several layoffs early next month for workers focused on cancer and heart disease prevention, thanks to the apparent loss of nearly $2 million in federal grant funding and the state’s own bleak fiscal outlook.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
  • The Senate bill is expected to face pushback from conflicting factions of the party, particularly from fiscal hawks who want to reduce the deficit and lawmakers who have drawn a red line on major cuts to social safety net programs.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 28 June 2025
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  • Tom Corringham is a research economist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography who studies the economic impact of climate change and extreme weather events.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • Decisive action will enable us to preserve our world-leading research infrastructure and protect the economic health of our Commonwealth for the benefit of all our citizens.
    Alan M. Leventhal, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025

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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monetary. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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