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mon·e·tar·y
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ɪˌtɛr
i
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muhn
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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country.
2.
of or pertaining to
money
;
pecuniary:
The necklace has sentimental as opposed to monetary value.
Origin:
1795–1805;
<
Late Latin
monētārius.
See
money
,
-ary
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mon·e·tar·i·ly
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li
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mon-i-
tair
-
uh
-lee
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muhn-
,
mon
-i-ter-
uh
-lee
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,
adverb
non·mon·e·tar·y,
adjective
pre·mon·e·tar·y,
adjective
un·mon·e·tar·y,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
See
financial.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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monetary
(ˈmʌnɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
—
adj
1.
of or relating to money or currency
2.
of or relating to monetarism:
a monetary policy
[C19: from Late Latin
monētārius,
from Latin
monēta
money
]
'monetarily
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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