money supply

American  

noun

Economics.

1. the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.

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money supply British  

noun

1. the total amount of money in a country's economy at a given time See also M0 M1 M2 M3 M3c M4 M5

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money supply Cultural  

1. The amount of money in circulation at a given time, usually controlled by some central banking authority.

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Etymology

Origin of money supply

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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money supply

Whereas when the money supply contracts by 4%, the crypto has generally struggled.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Nominal GDP is also growing faster than the money supply, which means the velocity of money, or nominal GDP divided by the money supply, is rising.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The panelists’ past work suggests they may recommend that fiscal policy, fighting financial bubbles and tracking the money supply play a larger role in Fed thinking than they have in recent times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

From 1979 to 1982 when the Fed was targeting the money supply, interest rates would gyrate with each weekly release of the money supply data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Nok couldn't help being cheap—her money supply was dwindling, and she needed to make it last.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat