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money market
noun
: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (such as certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury securities)
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The Yield Fund, billed as a bitcoin alternative to money market funds, targets annual returns of 1.5% to 3%.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Savers can still get a roughly 4% to 5% return from a money market fund, high-yield bank savings account or certificate of deposit, for example.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
That rate well exceeds the current year-over-year inflation rate of 2.7%, meaning a money market fund offers an opportunity for returns even when accounting for inflation, experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
Typical reserve assets include steady, predictable securities like U.S. government bonds and money market funds.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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“Money market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20market. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
money market
noun
: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (as U.S. Treasury securities)
Legal Definition
money market
noun
: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (as certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury securities)
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