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Monetary Adjective Latin  Money  Of Mint Merriam Webster's Collegiate

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
mon·e·tary

 \\ˈmä-nə-ˌter-ē also ˈmə-\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Late Latin monetarius of a mint, of money, from Latin moneta
 DATE  1810
: of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
• mon·e·tar·i·ly 
 \\ˌmä-nə-ˈter-ə-lē also ˌmə-\\ adverb
English Etymology
monetary
  "pertaining to money," 1802, from L.L. monetarius "pertaining to money," originally "of a mint," from L. moneta "mint, coinage" (see money). Related: Monetarily.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
monetary
mon·et·ary 5mQnitriNAmE -teri / adjective[only before noun]
   connected with money, especially all the money in a country
   货币的,钱的(尤指一国的金融):
    monetary policy / growth 
   货币政策/增长 
   an item of little monetary value 
   不怎么值钱的东西 
   closer European political, monetary and economic union 
   更为密切的欧洲政治、货币以及经济联盟 
 note at 
economic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
adj. Function: adjective 

Synonyms: 
FINANCIAL
, fiscal, pecuniary, pocket 
Related Words: numismatic
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
mon·e·tary
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌterē, -ri\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin monetarius of a mint, of money, from Latin moneta mint, coin, money, + -arius -ary — more at 
mint
: of or relating to money or to the instrumentalities and organizations by which money is supplied to the economy :
pecuniary
 monetary stocks of gold and silver >
 monetary reserves >
 < a monetary system >
 monetary inflation >
 < the monetary authorities >

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