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 monetary threshold means the organization does not have to file more detailed annual financial reports. Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Had Marsh taken that step — known in legal parlance as striking Basabe’s affirmative defenses — the jury would have only had to determine monetary damages against Basabe on each count, skipping the step of deciding whether to hold Basabe liable. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 The shareholder lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court, seeks to block Paramount’s $111 billion merger with WBD and also seeks unspecified monetary damages. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 July 2026 For the university, Jackson wrote, the loss was more than monetary, piercing the confidence the public places in public libraries. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for monetary
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  • Phillips said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the 2026 ACC Football Kickoff at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown on Wednesday, responding to a question about the league’s inherent financial plight.
    Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Gary Kalman, executive director of Transparency International US, noted that previous presidents have sought to avoid financial conflicts of interest – with Jimmy Carter even voluntarily putting ownership of his peanut farm in a blind trust.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
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  • His ability to implement policies aimed at boosting economic growth — such as reindustrialization, building more social housing and taking greater public control of utilities — will also be severely constrained by weak government finances.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Zach Lahn, who won the GOP primary bid for Iowa governor, spent about $475,000 on an ad in May that vowed to ban H-1B visa holders from being hired by Iowa government agencies and universities, linking immigration and economic concerns.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 July 2026
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  • Given an increasingly fragile fiscal backdrop, more may follow.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026
  • Lamont’s chief fiscal focus since 2020 has been on channeling $11 billion in surpluses — forced by aggressive savings rules — to whittle down a hefty pension debt created over seven decades prior to 2011.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monetary. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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