: a U.S. treasury note

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There are short-term T-bills, which mature in a year or less, and longer-term notes and bonds that take 2 to 30 years to mature. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026 T-bills are short-term debt securities, typically with a maturity between four weeks and one year. Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 After-tax savings will also generate income, whether invested in CDs, T-bills or dividend-paying stocks. Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 T-bills can then be reinvested at higher rates. Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026 The goal is to sit at the center of every money move—paying rent, parking spare cash in a three-month T-bill, even accessing emergency funds on a Sunday—while quietly automating the bits that don't need hands-on attention. Jamie Elkaleh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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Etymology

Treasury

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-bill was in 1973

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“T-bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-bill. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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