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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services" [syn: monetary, pecuniary]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Late Latin monetarius of a mint, of money, from Latin moneta Date: 1810 of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy • monetarily adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of the currency in use. 2 of or consisting of money. Derivatives: monetarily adv. Etymology: F monétaire or LL monetarius f. L (as MONEY)

Webster's 1913 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. Monetary unit, the standard of a national currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the franc in France, the mark in Germany.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Monetary means relating to money, especially the total amount of money in a country. (BUSINESS) Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation... ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Pecuniary.