treasury note

noun

1

: a U.S. government bond usually with a maturity of not less than one year or more than seven years

2

: a currency note issued by the U.S. Treasury in payment for silver bullion purchased under the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890

Examples of treasury note in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What's occurred here is real inflation is going up as nominal rates on the 10-year treasury note are rising higher than expected inflation over the next 10 years. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026

Interest rates on federal student loans are based on the last 10-year treasury note auction in May each year, according to Mark Kantrowitz, a student loan expert and author. — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 July 2025

The yield for the 10-year treasury note topped 5% in early October, the highest level since 2007. — Jon Markman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for treasury note

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote

Legal Definition

Treasury note

see also:

note