money market

noun

: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (such as certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury securities)

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This area includes money market funds, and ultra short term treasury bonds. Wes Moss, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 The increase was attributed to clients moving balances from lower interest-bearing accounts to higher interest-bearing money market accounts. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2025 Second, plan to have access to at least a year’s worth of living expenses in cash-equivalent assets such as short-term bonds, CDs or money market funds. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 Two money market accounts worth between $6 million and $30 million. Alexander Coolidge, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for money market

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of money market was in 1950

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“Money market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20market. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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