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noun
The doctrine that economic systems are controlled by variations in the supply of money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
The political doctrine that a nation's economy (in particular inflation) can be controlled by regulating the money supply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: economic theory
History
Etymology tree English monetary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English monetarism From monetary + -ism.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
