money market

noun

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

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CDs, high-yield savings and money market accounts can all produce hundreds and potentially thousands of dollars in earnings on a deposit of this size over the next year. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The market is still, collectively, willing to bet on moonshots, and those are the kind of bets that bring liquidity out of T-Bills and money market funds. Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 By the close, money markets had moved an October hike to slightly better than a coin flip, when before almost nobody would’ve bet on it. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026 The shift shows how pricing competition is already influencing how Kenya’s mobile money market evolves. Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for money market

Word History

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 23 Jun. 2026.

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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