- monetary
- The usual meaning is "pertaining to coinage or currency or having to do with money", but it has been held to include personal property. In re Kipp's Will, Sur., 37 N.Y.S.2d 541, 543
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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monetary — mon‧e‧ta‧ry [ˈmʌntri ǁ ˈmɑːnteri] adjective ECONOMICS relating to or involving money, especially the money supply (= the amount of money in the economy): • The bond market rallied (= prices rose ) as the Federal Reserve eased monetary… … Financial and business terms
monetary — I adjective capital, financial, fiscal, minted, numismatical, nummulary, pecuniary, stamped associated concepts: monetary damages, monetary relief II index commercial, financial, fiscal … Law 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. [1913 Webster] {Monetary unit}, the standard of a national currency, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monetary — (adj.) pertaining to money, 1802, from L.L. monetarius pertaining to money, originally of a mint, from L. moneta mint, coinage (see MONEY (Cf. money)). Related: Monetarily … Etymology dictionary
monetary — *financial, pecuniary, fiscal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
monetary — [adj] concerning money, finances budgetary, capital, cash, commercial, financial, fiscal, pecuniary, pocket; concept 334 … New thesaurus
monetary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to money or currency. DERIVATIVES monetarily adverb … English terms dictionary
monetary — [män′ə ter΄ē; ] occas. [ mun′ə ter΄ē] adj. [LL monetarius, of a mint < L moneta, a MINT1] 1. of or having to do with the coinage or currency of a country 2. of or having to do with the supply of money in an economy; specif., designating or of… … English World dictionary
monetary — monetarily /mon i tair euh lee, mun , mon i ter euh lee, mun /, adv. /mon i ter ee, mun /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country. 2. of or pertaining to money; pecuniary: The necklace has sentimental as opposed to… … Universalium
monetary — mon|e|tar|y [ mʌnə,teri ] adjective ** relating to a country s money and to the systems a country uses for controlling its money supply: monetary policy the monetary authorities a. consisting of money, or able to be measured in money: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monetary — [[t]mʌ̱nɪtri, AM mɑ͟ːnɪteri[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ: ADJ n Monetary means relating to money, especially the total amount of money in a country. Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation... The courts will be asked to place a monetary value… … English dictionary
