the money supply

noun

business
: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy

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High inflation also pressures the Fed to reduce the money supply by increasing interest rates, making cheap credit harder to get. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Monetary policy, tightening the money supply, and, to use an old-fashioned term, tightening credit conditions would certainly help in the short run to bring down inflationary expectations. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 His monetary policy report to Congress resurrected a practice of reporting on the size of the money supply. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026 The math moves without touching the money supply and poking inflation expectations. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the money supply

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“The money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20money%20supply. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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