monetarism

English

noun
Definitions
  • (economics) The doctrine that economic systems are controlled by variations in the supply of money.
  • (economics) The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply.

Etymology

Affix from English monetary derived from Latin monētārius (of a mint, money changer, minter).

Origin

Latin

monētārius

Gloss

of a mint, money changer, minter

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