\Mon"e*ta*ry\, a. [L. monetarius belonging to a mint.
See {Money}.]
Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.
``The monetary relations of Europe.'' --E. Everett.
{Monetary unit}, the standard of a national currency, as the
   dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the
   franc in France, the mark in Germany.