money supply

noun

: the total amount of money available in an economy for spending as calculated by any of various methods (as by adding total currency to funds available in private checking accounts)

Examples of money supply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What’s Behind The 55% Drop In Dollar Tree Stock? 2020 - early 2021: An increase in money supply to cushion the impact of lockdowns led to high demand for goods; producers were unable to match up. Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 With Proposition 34, the apartment owners’ association seeks to cut off Weinstein’s political money supply. Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 Hammered into generations of students, monetarism—the school of thought that linked growth in money supply and inflation—has enduring appeal even as empirical failures have accumulated. Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024 On top of that, money supply has been on a steady downward trajectory since peaking in April 2022, and the Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators has long been negative, suggesting substantial headwinds to growth. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for money supply 

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Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of money supply was in 1871

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“Money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20supply. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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