monetarily
/ˈmʌn.ɪ.trə.li/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɑː.nəˈter.əl.i/ (ame, ipa) · /¦mänə¦terəlē ¦mən-, -li also ¦mōn-/ (ame, mw)
monetarily — adverb
1. when something is judged by money, pay, or financial value rather than by other
when something is judged by money, pay, or financial value rather than by other benefits.
Monetarily, the museum gained little from the free weekend event.
sentence adverb: judged by money gained
Teachers are rarely monetarily rewarded for the extra hours they give.
pattern: monetarily + past participle
After rent rose again, Ziad was monetarily worse off than last year.
The move to Taipei was not monetarily wise, but Rin felt happier afterward.
The two job offers felt equal emotionally, but one was monetarily better for Yael.
- financially
broader; often describes money situations, costs, or ability to pay in general
- fiscally
narrower; mainly used for budgets, taxes, and government finance
- economically
can overlap, but often refers to the wider economy or to efficiency
文法句型
monetarily + adjective
monetarily + past participle
Monetarily, + clause
用法筆記
Often used when money is only one way of judging a choice, job, or result. Common before adjectives such as rewarding, worthwhile, and better, or at the start of a sentence to frame a money-based judgment.