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

Canadian money markets price in only an 18% chance that the central bank will cut interest rates by another 25 basis points by June.

From The Wall Street Journal

Make sure that your money is not sitting in a checking account earning zero interest, but rather in high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts and/or short-term CDs.

From MarketWatch

Canadian money markets only price a small chance of a rate cut during the first half of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just a relatively small increase in the key 10-year yield would net an investor a total return no better than risk-free money markets, even with likely Fed rate cuts later in the year.

From Barron's

Just a relatively small increase in the key 10-year yield would net an investor a total return no better than risk-free money markets, even with likely Fed rate cuts later in the year.

From Barron's