certificate of deposit


certificate of deposit

Definition of CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

: a money-market bond of a preset face value paying fixed interest and redeemable without penalty only on maturity

First Known Use of CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

1846

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