Monetary
['mʌnɪt(ə)rɪ] or ['mʌnɪtɛri]
Definition
(adj.) relating to or involving money; 'monetary rewards'; 'he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.
Editor: Miriam
Definition
adj. relating to money or moneyed affairs: consisting of money.—n. Monetisā′tion.—v.t. Mon′etise to give the character of money to to coin as money.—Monetary unit the unit of currency—the pound sterling.
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Examples
- The operations of the Arameans and such-like Semitic trading people led to the organization of credit and monetary security. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Adding machines are made that figure in English pence, shillings and pounds; in Japanese yen, and in the monetary system of most civilized countries. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But the best use is not always the same with monetary success. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The strategic importance of the canal is inestimable from a monetary standpoint. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Coined money and monetary reckoning developed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Not that the monetary idea was unknown. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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