muni

noun

mu·​ni ˈmyü-nē How to pronounce muni (audio)

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Income on munis is free of federal tax and, if the bondholder lives in the same state where the bond was issued, exempt from state tax, too. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 11 June 2025 One of the problems, a real beauty of one, was that federal tax rates were so high (91 percent at the top in the 1950s), that to hold school bonds, like all munis federally tax exempt, made zero sense in public pension plans, because those plans were also tax exempt. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Watching for sector risk within munis While the direct impact of the U.S.′ downgrade on the muni market should be limited, federal funding is a key part of revenue for certain sectors, wrote Jon North, municipal bond analyst at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, in a note on Monday. Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 May 2025 So the New York system in particular said bye-bye to munis as the schools in their baby-boom boom cried. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muni

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of muni was in 1973

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“Muni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muni. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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