the money supply

noun

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

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Look back to the 2020 and 2021 activities and speculation when the Federal Reserve kept rates low even as the money supply had a huge increase. John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Unless the money supply is goosed, Americans will have less to purchase products and services that aren’t shipped from abroad—everything from domestic plane tickets to restaurant meals to soft drinks. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Cash can be transferred to Gaza through an informal banking system – but those seeking to withdraw it are forced to pay up to 50% in commission to individuals and groups controlling the money supply. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025 The money side of the new theory had been to increase the money supply so as to lower interest rates in the face of recession and to contract money to raise rates when inflation loomed. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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