Monetary Meaning
/ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
Sentence Examples
Interest rates will rise due to monetary tightening.
Monetary policy in United States has been characterized by tight credit over the months.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The central bank's ____ policy aimed to control inflation and stabilize the economy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The central bank decided to change its overall ____ policy to help control the growing inflation and stabilize the national economy.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"So what’s the Fed to do? It must manage interest rates without a working monetary policy compass."
— 2019 August 1, Mark Zandi, “Blame Trump for the Fed’s broken monetary policy compass”, in CNN:
"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."
— 2019, Emerson Kathy Lynn, How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries:
"The song is set in a "red room," a likely fiction, urban legend space of torture and death. Being urban legend, details can differ, but consistent within the mythos of the “red room” is its existence on the “deep web” and crowd involvement—likely with a monetary cost—to decide how the person will be tortured and killed."
— 2022, Jason Whittaker, Elizabeth Potter, Bodies, Noise and Power in Industrial Music, page 62:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The central bank's ____ policy aimed to control inflation and stabilize the economy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The central bank decided to change its overall ____ policy to help control the growing inflation and stabilize the national economy.