- monetarist
- An economist who believes that changes in the money supply are the most important determinants of economic activity and economic cycles. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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someone, usually an economist or a politician, who believes in monetarism and who thinks that the economy should be managed using these ideas:• She isn't a pure monetarist who would concentrate only on money-supply measures.
[m0] ▪ II. monetarist monetarist 2 adjectiverelating to or involving monetarism:• The major overall result of the government's monetarist economic policy has been a severe reduction in public expenditure.
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Ⅰ.monetarist UK US /ˈmʌnɪtərɪst/ US /ˈmɑnɪtərɪst/ noun [C] ECONOMICS► someone who supports the idea of monetarism: »He was a monetarist who treated economic problems as technical challenges.
Ⅱ.monetarist UK US /ˈmʌnɪtərɪst/ US /ˈmɑnɪtərɪst/ adjective► supporting or relating to the idea of monetarism: »A commission headed by a leading monetarist economist recommended that the Fund pull out of long-term development lending.
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Financial and business terms. 2012.