MONETARY


Meaning of MONETARY in English

/ ˈmʌnɪtri; NAmE -teri/ adjective

[ only before noun ] connected with money, especially all the money in a country :

monetary policy / growth

an item of little monetary value

closer European political, monetary and economic union

➡ note at economic

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French monétaire or late Latin monetarius , from Latin moneta money.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.