/ 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.