monetary — mon‧e‧ta‧ry [ˈmʌntri ǁ ˈmɑːnteri] adjective ECONOMICS relating to or involving money, especially the money supply (= the amount of money in the economy): • The bond market rallied (= prices rose ) as the Federal Reserve eased monetary… … Financial and business terms
mon|e|tar|i|ly — «MON uh TEHR uh lee, MUHN », adverb. as regards monetary affairs; from a monetary point of view; financially … Useful english dictionary
mon|e|tar|y — «MON uh TEHR ee, MUHN », adjective. 1. of the money of a country; having to do with coinage or currency: »The American monetary system was formerly based on the gold standard. 2. of money; pecuniary: »a monetary reward. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under … Useful english dictionary
Monetary — Mon e*ta*ry, a. [L. monetarius belonging to a mint. See {Money}.] Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. The monetary relations of Europe. E. Everett. [1913 Webster] {Monetary unit}, the standard of a national currency, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monetary unit — Monetary Mon e*ta*ry, a. [L. monetarius belonging to a mint. See {Money}.] Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. The monetary relations of Europe. E. Everett. [1913 Webster] {Monetary unit}, the standard of a national… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monetary — mon|e|tar|y [ mʌnə,teri ] adjective ** relating to a country s money and to the systems a country uses for controlling its money supply: monetary policy the monetary authorities a. consisting of money, or able to be measured in money: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monetary — mon|e|ta|ry W3 [ˈmʌnıtəri US ˈma:nıteri] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1800 1900; : Late Latin; Origin: monetarius, from Latin moneta; MONEY] relating to money, especially all the money in a particular country ▪ the government s tight monetary… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mon|e|tar|ist — «MON uh tehr ihst, MUHN », noun, adjective. –n. a person who favors or advocates monetarism: »[He] there reveals himself as an uncompromising monetarist …, insisting that “as John Stuart Mill once said, nothing is more important than money”… … Useful english dictionary
monetary — mon•e•tar•y [[t]ˈmɒn ɪˌtɛr i, ˈmʌn [/t]] adj. 1) bus of or pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country 2) bus of or pertaining to money; pecuniary • Etymology: 1795–1805; < LL monētārius. See money, ary mon e•tar′i•ly ˈtɛər ə li adv.… … From formal English to slang
mon — mon1 [män] n. Scot. & North Eng. var. of MAN mon2 abbrev. monetary … English World dictionary
mon|ey|man — «MUHN ee MAN», noun, plural men. Informal. 1. a person involved in finance; financier or banker: »The moneymen of world finance are meeting in Washington for an accounting of the way their various governments have handled their monetary affairs… … Useful english dictionary