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monetary system

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

the system used by a country to provide money and to control the exchange of moneyEconomics and the state of the economy
(Definition of monetary system noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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