money supply

noun

Economics.

1. the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.

money supply

noun

1. the total amount of money in a country's economy at a given time See also M0 M1 M2 M3 M3c M4 M5

money supply

1. The amount of money in circulation at a given time, usually controlled by some central banking authority.

Word History and Origins

Origin of money supply¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Warsh wants to see a return of monetarism, a line of thinking that says increases in the money supply can drive inflation.

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Warsh would chart a new course that de-emphasizes the inflationary impact of factors such as supply chains and tariffs in favor of a view of inflation driven by government spending and the money supply.

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But the Roman emperor was the first to break with tradition and distribute them to ensure his subjects understood that he possessed absolute power and, not incidentally, controlled the empire’s money supply.

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For more than a hundred years, Congress has enacted laws that create independent agencies, like the Federal Reserve to regulate the money supply and the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate Wall Street.

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The primary policy levers on inflation are the money supply and interest rates.

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