---
title: "Money data types"
url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/api/ysql/datatypes/type_money/"
---

# Money data types

The MONEY data type represents currency with a fixed precision for fraction.

## Synopsis

The `MONEY` data type represents currency with a fixed precision for fraction.

| Data type | Description | Min                   | Max                   |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| MONEY     | 8 bytes     | -92233720368547758.08 | +92233720368547758.07 |

## Description

```ebnf
type_specification ::= MONEY
```

To avoid precision loss, `MONEY` value can be cast to `NUMERIC` type before applying calculations.