monetary
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monetary
- /ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/ UK
- [ˈmʌnɪtɹi] UK
- /ˈmɑnɪˌtɛɹi/ Canada, US
- /ˈmʌnəˌtɛɹi/ Canada, US
- /ˈmɐn.ə.teː.ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
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.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money. Although of little monetary value, Rosie treasured her late grandfather's old hunting gear.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pecuniary, income, financial, currency, fiscal, cash, money, finance, financing, banking, bank, mint, exchange, economic, euro, nominal
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to money
| Español | monetario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화폐 hwapye |
| 日本語 | 貨幣の kahei no, 金銭的な kinsenteki na |
| 中文 | 貨幣 /货币 huòbì |
| हिन्दी | आर्थिक ārthik, वित्तीय vittīya |
| Português | monetário |
| Français | monétaire |
| Deutsch | Geld-, geldlich, finanziell, pekuniär, monetär |
| Italiano | monetario |
| Ελληνικά | χρηματικός chrimatikós, νομισματικός nomismatikós |
| Română | monetar, bănesc |
| Русский | де́нежный dénežnyj, валю́тный valjútnyj |
| العربية | نَقْدِيّ naqdiyy, مَالِيّ māliyy |
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title = {monetary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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