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The word "monetary" appears in literature as a versatile term that encapsulates various aspects of finance and economic influence. In some contexts, as in Oscar Wilde’s work, it denotes an absence of personal financial gain, emphasizing moral or ethical action rather than profit [1]. Meanwhile, authors like Charles Mackay and M. E. Braddon use it to frame the influential role of large financial entities and the implications of trust in wealth management [2, 3]. The term is also employed to describe tangible forms of money—ranging from coins to tokens—as well as the roles or professions associated with handling such wealth, evident in narratives involving safe-breakers and military bankers [4, 5, 6]. Even in discussions on success, as seen in George Eliot’s writing, "monetary" contrasts the pragmatic aspects of finance with broader notions of achievement [7], demonstrating its broad utility in both descriptive and thematic contexts.
  1. He himself did not gain any monetary advantage by doing this.
    — from Intentions by Oscar Wilde
  2. The two great monetary corporations, the South-Sea Company and the Bank of England, made proposals to parliament on the 20th of May ensuing.
    — from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay
  3. What if the young man's greedy old father-in-law had tried to separate them on account of the monetary trust lodged in Robert Audley's hands?
    — from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. Braddon
  4. His specialty is breaking open safes, iron strong boxes, and other receptacles for monetary tokens.
    — from Best Russian Short Stories
  5. His specialty is breaking open safes, iron strong boxes, and other receptacles for monetary tokens.
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  6. Army Agent is a kind of military banker, authorized by the Government to manage the monetary affairs of a regiment.
    — from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various
  7. But the best use is not always the same with monetary success.
    — from Middlemarch by George Eliot

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