French Conversation · Level 36
75 words
French word
monétaire
Pronunciation
IPA/monetɛʁ/
Meaning
- adjectivemonetary
Example
La banque centrale prend des décisions monétaires.
The central bank makes monetary decisions.
More examples
La banque a annulé une opération monétaire suspecte.
The bank canceled a suspicious monetary transaction.
Core concept
A country's organized flow of money, including its currency, value, and circulation.
Common phrases
opération monétaire
monetary transaction
Similar words
économique: Relating to the production and consumption of goods and services in a country or region.
financier: Relating to money coming in and going out or to the management of funds.
Definition in French
Relatif à la monnaie ou au système monétaire d'un pays.
Word origin
French monétaire comes from Latin monetarius, formed from moneta, a word for coin or mint.
Usage tips
- Monétaire is a formal adjective common in expressions such as la politique monétaire, while everyday speech often uses monnaie or argent as nouns.
Related words
- monétisermonetizeverb