muni

noun mu·ni \ ˈmyü-nē \

|Updated on: 30 May 2018

Definition of muni

: municipal

Recent Examples of muni from the Web

Treating munis as liquid assets would expand demand for this debt.

— the editorial board, WSJ, "The Art of a Banking Deal," 23 May 2018
The Las Vegas project joins other mega muni-bond deals for professional sports stadiums, including the nearly $943 million sale in 2006 to build Yankee Stadium and a $547.4 million deal for Citi Field that same year for cross-town rival the Mets.

— amanda albright, Bloomberg.com, "Raiders' $1.8 Billion Home Shows Stadium Building Blitz Not Over," 11 Apr. 2018
Since the muni is already receiving these funds and would receive them if the sale was to a for-profit company rather than a co-op like Chugach, this provision does not add any value not already received by the municipality.

— dan sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, "Combining utilities is laudable, but ML&P ballot measure manipulates city charter," 9 Mar. 2018
The largest muni-bond mutual fund by assets, Vanguard's Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt fund, returned 4.5% for its best performance in three years.

— stan choe, USA TODAY, "Fund manager Q&A: What to expect from muni bonds in 2018," 16 Jan. 2018
The largest muni-bond mutual fund by assets, Vanguard’s Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt fund, returned 4.5% for its best performance in three years.

— stan choe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Investment trends: What to expect from municipal bonds in 2018," 12 Jan. 2018
With corners of Congress perennially threatening to chip away at bondholders’ tax break, munis are asset class in need of a champion.

— Fortune, "This Is the Price of Admission to Get Into the 1%," 23 Feb. 2018
Another type of muni, a general revenue issue, is an alternative.

— carla fried, New York Times, "The Tax Law Gives Municipal Bonds a New Allure," 23 Feb. 2018
With corners of Congress perennially threatening to chip away at bondholders' tax break, munis are asset class in need of a champion.

— joe mysak, ajc, "To get into the 1 percent, you need adjusted gross income of $480,930," 22 Feb. 2018

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