单词 | monetary |
释义 | monetary (once / 770 pages) adj If it has to do with money or currency, it’s monetary, like your childhood toy collection that has no monetary value, but you love it nonetheless. The adjective monetary is related to a Latin word that means “mint,” which is not just a refreshing gum or ice cream flavor but, in this case, where money is made. Anything that pertains to money can be described as monetary, like a country whose monetary system consists of metal coins of different denominations or an antiques expert who can tell you the monetary value of the old things in our attic. WORD FAMILYmonetary: monetarily, monetarism, monetise, monetize+/demonetise: demonetisation, demonetised, demonetises, demonetising/demonetize: demonetization, demonetized, demonetizing/monetarism: monetarist/monetarist: monetarists/monetise: demonetise, monetisation/monetize: demonetize, monetization, monetized, monetizing USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s also evidence that both monetary and nonmonetary compensation offer strong incentives for donation. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) The International Monetary Fund estimates that national output shrank 8 percent in 2016 and inflation was almost 500 percent. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) The investigation eventually determined that both nonmonetary and some monetary transactions were improperly recorded. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) adj relating to or involving money monetary rewards Syn pecuniary |
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