monetary

Definition

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

Etymology

From Middle French monétaire, from Late Latin monētārius (“pertaining to money”), from Latin monētārius (“of a mint”), from monēta (“mint, coinage”), from the presence—from 273 BC to AD 84—of the chief Roman mint at the Templum Iunonis Monetae (“Temple of Juno Moneta”), q.v. Doublet of minter.

Example Sentences

• "Although of little monetary value, Rosie treasured her late grandfather's old hunting gear."
• "So what’s the Fed to do? It must manage interest rates without a working monetary policy compass."
• "Wondering how else he passed his time, Winifred surveyed the room again, this time without regard for the monetary value of the things she saw. A box of lutestrings. Five songbooks. But no lute."

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