monetary
adjective
mon·e·tary
ˈmä-nə-ˌter-ē 
also ˈmə-
: 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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Morgan Stanley thinks the monetary policy divergence could set up the continent to accelerate just as the U.S. consumer faces the effects of months of pricing pressures.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 May 2024
The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index has risen in five of the last six months, with the divergence in monetary policy from the US likely to be a tailwind for the region’s equities.
—Jan-Patrick Barnert, Fortune, 18 May 2024
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 May 2024
The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index has risen in five of the last six months, with the divergence in monetary policy from the US likely to be a tailwind for the region’s equities.
—Jan-Patrick Barnert, Fortune, 18 May 2024
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“Monetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monetary. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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monetary
adjective
mon·e·tary
ˈmän-ə-ˌter-ē
also ˈmən-
: of or relating to money
this administration's monetary policy
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