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money market
noun
: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (such as certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury securities)
Examples of money market in a Sentence
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Falling rates can help banks in the sense that customers will slow the rotation out of checking accounts and into higher-yielding instruments like CDs or money market funds.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
Like many online advice mechanisms, TIAA’s Retirement Advisor Field View Tool recommends clients balance their portfolio among various asset classes — stocks, bonds, money markets and the like — based on risk tolerance, age, income and other inputs.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Real-world assets encompass tangible assets like real estate, intellectual properties, art, currencies, commodities, equities, bonds, money markets, and more.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2024
That means investors who’ve been collecting hefty yields from short-term Treasurys, high yield savings accounts and money market funds are likely to see their interest income come down.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
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Word History
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 3 Oct. 2024.
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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