the money supply
noun
business
: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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All a central bank can do is vary the money supply and during the last 20 years the Fed has fired most of its ammunition.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
The wrong way to think about dollars is as dollar bills; and the wrong way to think about increasing the money supply is as a printing press, printing more dollar bills.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 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
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
The wrong way to think about dollars is as dollar bills; and the wrong way to think about increasing the money supply is as a printing press, printing more dollar bills.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 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
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 7 Oct. 2025.
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