monetary
adjective
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Examples of monetary in a Sentence
Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 17 Jan. 2024
Incoming data for January will be crucial in indicating what might happen next for monetary policy.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024
The year will primarily be defined by three issues: a busy election calendar, global monetary policy action led by the Fed, and geopolitics with two raging wars in Europe and the Middle East.
—Tanvir Gill, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
As noted by Reuters, in December, a Northern District of California judge ruled (PDF) that the lawsuit may not result in monetary rewards, but plaintiffs may seek an injunction against the practice.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
College football players have no loyalty to their teams any more for purely monetary reasons.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
Parts of it argue that moves to boost investment and changes in monetary policy could reverse the negative trends seen throughout this decade.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024
Despite the attacks from oligarchs, the government, and even Putin’s economic aide Maxim Oreshkin, the central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina has maintained her independence in monetary policy decision-making.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
Behind both surges in mortgage borrowing is the crucial but wonky explanation of monetary policy: both eras saw high inflation, huge hikes in interest rates from the Federal Reserve, and a housing industry taking it on the chin.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Late Latin monetarius of a mint, of money, from Latin moneta
1663, in the meaning defined above
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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetary. Accessed 25 Jan. 2024.
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