adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈmʌnɪtɹi]
Canada, General-American:/ˈmɑnɪˌtɛɹi/
Canada, General-American:/ˈmʌnəˌtɛɹi/
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈmɐn.ə.teː.ɹi/
CMU ARPABET:M AA1 N AH0 T EH2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Although of little monetary value, Rosie treasured her late grandfather's old hunting gear.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or involving money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
monetary rewards
he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pecuniary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French monétaire, from Late Latin monētārius (“pertaining to money”), from Latin monētārius (“of a mint”), from monēta (“mint, coinage”), from the presence—from 273 BC to AD 84—of the chief Roman mint at the Templum Iunonis Monetae (“Temple of Juno Moneta”), q.v. Doublet of minter.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
monetêr
— of or relating to money
Arabic:
نَقْدِيّ
(naqdiyy)
— of or relating to money
Arabic:
مَالِيّ
(māliyy)
— of or relating to money
Armenian:
դրամական
(dramakan)
— of or relating to money
Belarusian:
валю́тны
(valjútny)
— of or relating to money
Belarusian:
грашавы́
(hrašavý)
— of or relating to money
Bulgarian:
пари́чен
(paríčen)
— of or relating to money
Bulgarian:
валу́тен
(valúten)
— of or relating to money
Catalan:
monetari
— of or relating to money
Chinese Mandarin:
貨幣 /货币
(huòbì)
— of or relating to money
Czech:
peněžní
— of or relating to money
Danish:
monetær
— of or relating to money
Dutch:
geld-
— of or relating to money
Dutch:
geldelijk
— of or relating to money
Dutch:
monetair
— of or relating to money
Esperanto:
mona
— of or relating to money
Finnish:
raha-
— of or relating to money
Finnish:
rahallinen
— of or relating to money
Finnish:
monetaarinen
— of or relating to money
French:
monétaire
— of or relating to money
Galician:
monetario
— of or relating to money
Georgian:
ფულადი
(puladi)
— of or relating to money
German:
Geld-
— of or relating to money
German:
geldlich
— of or relating to money
German:
finanziell
— of or relating to money
German:
pekuniär
— of or relating to money
German:
monetär
— of or relating to money
Greek:
χρηματικός
(chrimatikós)
— of or relating to money
Greek:
νομισματικός
(nomismatikós)
— of or relating to money
Hindi:
आर्थिक
(ārthik)
— of or relating to money
Hindi:
वित्तीय
(vittīya)
— of or relating to money
Hungarian:
pénzügyi
— of or relating to money
Hungarian:
monetáris
— of or relating to money
Indonesian:
moneter
— of or relating to money
Irish:
airgeadúil
— of or relating to money
Irish:
airgeadaíochta
— of or relating to money
Italian:
monetario
— of or relating to money
Japanese:
貨幣の
(kahei no)
— of or relating to money
Japanese:
金銭的な
(kinsenteki na)
— of or relating to money
Korean:
화폐
(hwapye)
— of or relating to money
Latin:
monetarius
— of or relating to money
Latin:
monetalis
— of or relating to money
Macedonian:
паричен
(paričen)
— of or relating to money
Macedonian:
монета́рен
(monetáren)
— of or relating to money
Malay:
مونيتاري
(monétari)
— of or relating to money
Manx:
argidoil
— of or relating to money
Norwegian Bokmål:
monetær
— of or relating to money
Persian:
پولی
(puli)
— of or relating to money
Persian:
مالی
(mâli)
— of or relating to money
Polish:
monetarny
— of or relating to money
Polish:
pieniężny
— of or relating to money
Polish:
walutowy
— of or relating to money
Portuguese:
monetário
— of or relating to money
Romanian:
monetar
— of or relating to money
Romanian:
bănesc
— of or relating to money
Russian:
де́нежный
(dénežnyj)
— of or relating to money
Russian:
валю́тный
(valjútnyj)
— of or relating to money
Serbo-Croatian:
но̀вчанӣ
— of or relating to money
Serbo-Croatian:
nòvčanī
— of or relating to money
Slovak:
peňažný
— of or relating to money
Slovene:
denaren
— of or relating to money
Slovene:
monetaren
— of or relating to money
Spanish:
monetario
— of or relating to money
Swedish:
monetär
— of or relating to money
Swedish:
penning-
— of or relating to money
Turkish:
parasal
— of or relating to money
Ukrainian:
валю́тний
(valjútnyj)
— of or relating to money
Ukrainian:
грошови́й
(hrošovýj)
— of or relating to money
Ukrainian:
гроше́вий
(hrošévyj)
— of or relating to money
