/ˈmɑːnɪteri/
mon·et·ary
BrE /ˈmʌnɪtri/
NAmE /ˈmɑːnɪteri/
[only before noun]
connected with money, especially all the money in a country
monetary policy/growth
an item of little monetary value
closer European political, monetary and economic union
economicfinancial ◇ commercial ◇ monetary ◇ budgetary
These words all describe activities or situations that are connected with the use of money, especially by a business or country.
economic connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society:
This book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the period.
financial connected with money and finance:
She had got into financial difficulties.
Tokyo is a major financial centre.
commercial connected with the buying and selling of goods and services
monetary (formal or finance) connected with money, especially all the money in a country:
closer European monetary union
budgetary (finance) connected with a budget (= the money available or a plan of how it will be spent)
Patterns
economic/financial/commercial/monetary/budgetary affairs/decisions
the economic/financial/commercial/budgetary climate
the economic/financial/commercial side of sth
a(n) economic/financial/commercial centre