as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments an economist who is critical of this administration's monetary policies

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Recent Examples of monetary Containing inflation required aggressive use of monetary policy, namely the jacking up of interest rates. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025 Food and monetary donations are currently being accepted at the nonprofit’s two distribution centers. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025 Willis said the shelter at this point is encouraging monetary donations from the community as staff figures out the costs associated with demolition, construction and other services including renting storage spaces. Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025 The couple is mourning the loss of personal effects — family photos and mementos that have no monetary value but are irreplaceable. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for monetary 
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Adjective
  • They may often be disguised as formal IRS forms or reputable tax and accounting advisory companies attempting to collect personal and financial information.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Naturally, the risk is that these AIs might eventually try to buy other financial instruments, like existing bonds and stocks.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • The company posted earnings per share of 81 cents and revenue of $5.08 billion in its fiscal second quarter, which ended December 31.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Fox Corporation saw profit in its fiscal second quarter surge due to its reliance on news and sports programming, with ads tied to the 2024 presidential election and big-audience MLB and NFL telecasts giving a boost to operations at the company.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
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  • The arrival of hundreds of thousands of people to countries without the economic or logistical capacity to absorb them could leave the region reeling.
    Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The Biden administration made two TPS designations for Venezuelans, one in 2021 and the other in 2023, citing the country's economic collapse under the repressive rule of President Nicolas Maduro.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monetary. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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