T-bill

noun

ˈtē-ˌbil 

: a U.S. treasury note

Examples of T-bill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If a bank pays 1% on savings while Treasury bills yield 4% to 5%, depositors have every incentive to shift into money-market funds, buy T-bills directly, demand higher CD rates or move to a competitor. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Bessent in 2024 criticized his predecessor, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, for adopting the same policy of issuing more T-bills. — Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

There are short-term T-bills, which mature in a year or less, and longer-term notes and bonds that take 2 to 30 years to mature. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026

T-bills are short-term debt securities, typically with a maturity between four weeks and one year. — Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Treasury

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for T-bill

• bill
• brill
• chill
• drill
• fil
• fill
• frill
• gill
• grill
• grille
• jill
• kill