call money

American  

noun

1. money lent by banks, as to brokerage firms, on which repayment may be demanded at any time.

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call money British  

noun

1. money loaned by banks and recallable on demand

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Example Sentences

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call money

So there are elements of social agreement and power in this very useful thing we call money.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2018

A job simply grants us access to man-made vouchers we call money.

From BBC ● May 25, 2015

By that point, hopefully, we've established trust—what we call money in the bank.

From Inc ● Aug. 2, 2010

Mr. Simmons did not claim, however, that these surplus funds should remain in the call money market.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bank rate is now 4 per cent. and we allow 1-1/2 per cent. on call money.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips