monetary
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/
The English word “monetary” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
Etymology
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.
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