monetary fund
- noun
- /ˈmʌnɪˌtɛri fʌnd/
:
fondo monetario
- The government established a monetary fund to assist small businesses during the economic crisis.
Examples
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These would include an international monetary fund as the emergent central bank of the world community, working closely with an international trade organization to intervene equitably against either surplus or deficit countries and to promote open but fair trade.
Academic text (1995) -
And in Laumann v. NHL, the trial court limited Literary Works to (b)(3) cases involving allocation of monetary funds.
Academic text (2017) -
And they have to subject themselves to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank saying, you know, we're going to withdraw credit from you.
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But others have said like the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the EU, they were all complaining about this guy.
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The world monetary fund has also issued a formal warning that more than 100 countries will likely be bankrupt within 60 days.
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They were going broke with the IMF, the international mafia, a Monetary Fund, and the EU, the European Union, to borrow money.
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Japan had proposed the creation of a regional monetary fund in 1997, but the project foundered because the United States opposed it and other important countries, such as China, had not been consulted.
Academic text (2003) -
Many countries rely on a monetary fund to manage their foreign exchange reserves effectively.
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The nonprofit organization created a new monetary fund aimed at supporting local community projects.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Coins, bills, or bank savings people use to buy things and pay for services
913
1.8
Money saved or set aside for a specific purpose
72
4.6
Money set aside for a specific purpose by an organization
61
4.3
A sum of money given as a prize or for a specific purpose
58
6.4
Money set aside by a government or group for a particular use
5
1.0
Money available to spend for a specific purpose
3
3.5
An amount of money saved or collected for a purpose
3
4.1
Money set aside to pay for future costs or emergencies
Different funds from separate sources used in legal or formal situations
Separate amounts of cash recorded or kept individually
How Large
- Formal
67
6.5
- Specialized
6
3.4
194
3.5
22
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an amount of money reserved for a purpose' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'monetary' (pertaining to money) with 'fund' (a sum of money designated for a purpose). This straightforward noun phrase composition is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term monetary fund gives a simple picture: monetary means about money and fund is like a box or pool where people put money for a purpose. So, a monetary fund is 'an amount of money set aside for a specific purpose'.