money market

American  

noun

1. the short-term trade in money, as in the sale and purchase of bonds and certificates.

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money market British  

noun

1. finance the financial institutions dealing with short-term loans and capital and with foreign exchange Compare capital market

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money market Cultural  

1. A collective term for the many markets in which funds that are loaned for short periods to businesses or to governments are bought and sold.

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Etymology

Origin of money market

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The comments come as some economists forecast that inflation will rise above 5.0% in coming months and money market traders price in at least another two interest rate increases this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Hold it in a cash or cash equivalents like a money market fund–still yielding attractive rates of around 3.5%—or short-term Treasury bonds.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

RBA Gov. Michele Bullock said all policy meetings are “live” as money market bets on a March rate hike increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

In some ways, it’s like a digital money market without the physical money.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

All over the world corporations began to yank their money out of money market funds, and short-term interest rates spiked as they had never before spiked.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis