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monetary policy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process by which the government, central bank, or monetary authority manages the supply of money, or trading in foreign exchange markets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

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Broader terms: policy

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դրամավարկային քաղաքականություն (dramavarkayin kʻaġakʻakanutʻyun) — process
  • Catalan: política monetària — process
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貨幣政策 /货币政策 (huòbì zhèngcè) — process
  • Czech: monetární politika — process
  • Danish: pengepolitik — process
  • Finnish: rahapolitiikka — process
  • Georgian: მონეტარული პოლიტიკა (moneṭaruli ṗoliṭiḳa) — process
  • Hindi: मौद्रिक नीति (maudrik nīti) — process
  • Irish: airgeadaíocht — process
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pengepolitikk — process
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pengepolitikk — process
  • Portuguese: política monetária — process
  • Russian: де́нежно-креди́тная поли́тика (dénežno-kredítnaja polítika) — process
  • Swahili: sera ya fedha — process
  • Swedish: penningpolitik — process
  • Vietnamese: chính sách tiền tệ — process