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The longer sentences, though, are described in monetary terms, perhaps because prisoners often equate time with money and all time spent in prison is money lost.
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- adjective Of or relating to money.
- adjective Of or relating to a nation's currency or coinage.
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The longer sentences, though, are described in monetary terms, perhaps because prisoners often equate time with money and all time spent in prison is money lost.
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SORRENTINO: I think they're very happy with the support they've been getting -- monetary, friends, everybody has been pitching in to help everybody else.
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So a modest monetary -- I think some monetary requirement is required by the rule, but I think something modest, Your Honor, is sufficient in this case.
— CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2007 - Nobody would ever value the menorah solely in monetary terms. " — Crusader Gold
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- Late Latin monētārius, from Latin monēta, money, mint; see money.
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/ (mŏnˈĭ-tĕrˌē, mŭnˈ-)/
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