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

Detached observers were inclined, however, to view last week's rediscount rise as an adjustment to the high rates on call money already established, not as an indication of more expensive call money.

From Time Magazine Archive

I tell thee there is gold in store for me —not what you call money, nursed in the lap of luxury, and cradled on grains, and drinking in wealth from a thousand mash-tubs.

From The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace