/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