1. Plural of monetarism; economic theories or policies that emphasize the role of the money supply in controlling inflation and economic growth.
Usage: Usually used in academic or policy contexts; Often refers to multiple schools of thought or applications of monetarist theory

Examples

• Different monetarisms emerged in the 1970s as economists debated the best way to manage inflation.
• The central bank's various monetarisms reflected competing views on interest rate policy.
• Scholars compared classical and modern monetarisms in their analysis of monetary control.
• Several monetarisms were tested during the economic crisis of the 1980s.
• The debate between competing monetarisms shaped fiscal policy for decades.