money market

noun

: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (such as certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury securities)

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Plus, don’t forget, this cash parked in a savings or money market account will earn an extra 4%. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Many money market funds still carry high expense ratios, which are management fees expressed in a percentage. Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2025 In the United States, there's $11 trillion sitting in money market funds. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 In the realm of asset management, industry trailblazers such as BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and WisdomTree are venturing into on-chain infrastructures for specific money markets and mutual funds. Chris Perry, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for money market

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of money market was in 1950

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“Money market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20market. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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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