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# monetary

«monetary» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with money, especially the money of a country** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (monetary)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Monetary means to do with money, especially the money of a country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#m1)

2) Monetary value is how much something is worth in money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In formal and exam language: monetary value, monetary policy (what a central bank does with money and interest). In maths problems: work out the monetary value of coins or prizes. Phrases: monetary value, monetary policy, monetary unit.

### examples

- The ring has little monetary value but means a lot to me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#x1)
- The dollar is the monetary unit of the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#x2)
- The prize was a medal, not a monetary award. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#x3)
- The bank decides monetary policy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#x4)
- What is the monetary value of these coins? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#x5)
- Some gifts are worth more than their monetary value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/#x6)

### note

Formal; everyday word: money. Pronounced MUN-i-tree or MON-i-tree. In maths: monetary value of 5 coins of 20p is 100p, which is 1 pound.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «monetary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monetary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.