# monetary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/ · frequency rank #6,073

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **momentary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momentary-vs-monetary)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmonetary`, `mnoetary`, `moentary`, `moneatry`, `monetarry`, `monetaryy`, `monetayr`, `monetray`, `monettary`, `monnetary`, `monteary`, `omnetary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monetary