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Monetary

Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.

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Money 74% connected

A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial trans…

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Money 74% connected

A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial trans…

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Money 66% connected

A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial trans…

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Pecuniary 92% connected

Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a pecuniary reward.

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Aggregate noun · 78% connection

material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster

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aggregate demand noun · 78% connection

In macroeconomics, the total demand for final goods and services in the economy at a given time and price level.; "The decline in Japa…

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Business noun · 78% connection

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

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Business cycle noun · 78% connection

recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline

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Crying adjective · 78% connection

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a gl…

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Cycle noun · 78% connection

a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

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Demand noun · 78% connection

the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

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Depression noun · 78% connection

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

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Domestic adjective · 78% connection

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"

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Economic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, polit…

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Economic crisis noun · 78% connection

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

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Economic growth noun · 78% connection

steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)

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Fiscal policy noun · 78% connection

a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)

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GDP noun · 78% connection

the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and…

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Global demand noun · 78% connection

In macroeconomics, the total demand for final goods and services in the economy at a given time and price level.; "The decline in Japa…

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Gross domestic product noun · 78% connection

the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and…

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Growth noun · 78% connection

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

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Increase noun · 78% connection

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

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Account noun · 78% connection

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other thin…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, money, consisting, pecuniary.
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Active capital noun · 78% connection

money, or property that may readily be converted into money.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, money, consisting, pecuniary.
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Advance verb · 78% connection

A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan; payment before…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, money, consisting, pecuniary.
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Aid verb · 78% connection

A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.

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Amende noun · 78% connection

A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.

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Amerce verb · 78% connection

To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced th…

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Ban noun · 78% connection

A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrile…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, money, consisting, pecuniary.
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Bankrupt adjective · 78% connection

Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.

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Blood money unknown · 78% connection

Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained…

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Bookkeeping noun · 78% connection

The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other…

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Bottomry noun · 78% connection

A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, money, consisting, pecuniary.
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Costs noun · 78% connection

pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, money, consisting, pecuniary.
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