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

U.S. money markets currently price around an 80% chance of a rate reduction.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Federal Reserve is struggling to persuade some banks to use a lending tool designed to improve the central bank’s control over short-term money markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury bonds and money market accounts, making them more attractive to bank depositors.

From Seattle Times

The higher rates have prompted depositors to move money into higher-paying certificates of deposit and money market funds.

From Seattle Times

They include pension funds, money market funds and asset managers.

From New York Times