# monetary

Pronunciation: US say "MON-i-tair-ee" /ˈmɑnɪˌtɛɹi/; UK say "MUN-i-tuh-ree" /ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/; AUS say "MUN-uh-tair-ee" /ˈmɐn.ə.teː.ɹi/

## Adjective

1. Relating to money, or consisting of money.
   - Simple: Having to do with money, or made up of money.
   - _The central bank tightened monetary policy to bring inflation under control._
   - _Winners receive a trophy and a certificate but no monetary prize._

## Origin

From Middle French monétaire, from Late Latin monētārius ("pertaining to money"), from Latin monētārius ("of a mint"), from monēta ("mint, coinage"). Monēta took that meaning because Rome's chief mint stood at the Temple of Juno Moneta from 273 BC to AD 84. It is a doublet of minter.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/monetary (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).