Definition of MONETARY (original) (raw)

: of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy

a crime committed for monetary gain

a government's monetary policy

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a crime committed for monetary gain Gold was once the basis of the U.S. monetary system.

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Instead, Fed officials will wait for the winner to take office and start turning campaign rhetoric into specific governance decisions — and see how businesses, consumers and financial markets react before calibrating monetary policy. —Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday as investors watch the U.S. election, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting and China’s monetary policy meeting starting Monday. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 The Fed is the nation's central bank, leaving it in charge of monetary policy. —Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Especially with the Fed having pivoted into easing monetary policy, further fiscal stimulus raises the risk that inflation gets stuck above 2 percent or reignites. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monetary