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monetary

/ˈmɒnəˌteɹi/MO-nuh-teh-ree
/ˈmɑnəˌtɛɹi/MAH-nuh-teh-ree

Meaningof money

Common meaning: to do with money

Journey through time

  1. Latinmonēta‘a mint’
  2. Englishmonetary‘to do with money’ · today

monet also in: mintmoney

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin monēta ‘a mint; coined money’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry monēta, p. 1161 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MONEY, p. 375 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • monēta Latin “a mint; coined money”

Related words

mintmoney

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