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

Financial advisors recommend keeping short-term savings, like a house down payment, liquid in money market funds, not gold.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

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 • Jan. 20, 2026

BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund enables 24/7 settlement and collateral movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

“I fully expect that the SRF will continue to be actively used in this way and contain upward pressures on money market rates.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

It was August 9, the same day that the French bank BNP announced that investors in their money market funds would be prevented from withdrawing their savings because of problems with U.S. subprime mortgages.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis