monetary

adj

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.

1. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

   “Although of little monetary value, Rosie treasured her late grandfather's old hunting gear.”

   “So what’s the Fed to do? It must manage interest rates without a working monetary policy compass.”