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

Recent Examples on the Web

The Treasury market continues to reprice in response to the Federal Reserve's quarter-point rate cut, pledge to buy short-term debt to stabilize money markets and some dovish-seeming commentary about the 2026 interplay of economic growth, productivity and rates. —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025

Compare rates and terms for CDs and other account types, like a high-yield savings or money market one. —Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

And money market mutual funds — which are not FDIC insured but nonetheless are considered very low risk for cash — were paying an average of 3.92% as of Tuesday, according to Crane Data. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025

When investors fear stocks might sink, their thoughts might turn to pulling money from the market and parking it in cash: money market funds, Treasury bills, even a plain old savings account. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for money market

• aftermarket
• patriarchate
• supermarket
• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket

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)