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

His own explanations for inflation are eclectic, at times drawing on commodity and stock prices, the money supply, productivity and federal spending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Warsh believes monetary policy should involve analysis of the size of the money supply, an economic philosophy long ago abandoned by the Fed on the grounds it doesn’t predict changes in interest rates.

From Barron's

At its core, it is about who should control the money supply.

From The Wall Street Journal

With a concurrent increase in the money supply, the lower interest rates for corporate borrowers “should be a benefit to the underlying growth fundamentals,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Extra money in the system can also rekindle inflation, so investors are watching the M2 money supply—a rough gauge of how much cash is circulating in the system.

From Barron's