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liquidity preference

noun

(in Keynesian economics) the degree of individual preference for cash over less liquid assets.

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Nearby words

  1. liquidate,
  2. liquidation,
  3. liquidator,
  4. liquidity,
  5. liquidity event,
  6. liquidity ratio,
  7. liquidize,
  8. liquidizer,
  9. liquidly,
  10. liquidus

Origin of liquidity preference

First recorded in 1935–40
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British Dictionary definitions for liquidity preference

liquidity preference

noun

economics the desire to hold money rather than other assets, in Keynsian theory based on motives of transactions, precaution, and speculation
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