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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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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
Applications such as tokenized assets serving as collateral for money market funds and their integration into fully on-chain markets demonstrate the potential to improve efficiency, transparency, and accountability across the investment sector.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
If the Fed raises interest rates, then those for high-yield savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market funds and other types of cash accounts generally rise, too.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Cash-equivalent instruments like money market funds and certificates of deposits have benefited from the high interest-rate environment.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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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 15 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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