muni

or mu·ny

[ myoo-nee ]

/ ˈmyu ni /

Informal.

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adjective

municipal; operated by a municipal government: a muni bus company.

noun

a municipal bond.

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Origin of muni

By shortening

Words nearby muni

munga, mung bean, munge, mungo, Munhall, muni, muni bond fund, munic., Munich, Munich Pact, municipal

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Muni

[ myoo-nee ]

/ ˈmyu ni /

noun

Paul Muni Weisenfreund, 1895–1967, U.S. actor, born in Austria.

How to use muni in a sentence

All of that stuff is much more costly than potentially having to reinvest at the current market rates… I’m a muni bond analyst and my bonds get called all the time.
Did Oceanside’s Treasurer Lose the City Millions of Dollars? It’s Complicated|Ashly McGlone and Tigist Layne|August 16, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Get a Clipper Card and you can also use it on the San Francisco bus system, Muni.
3 LGBTQ-friendly cities to visit this fall|Bill Malcolm|July 28, 2022|Washington Blade
I saw the Scarface with Paul Muni on Sunset Boulevard at the… whatever the name of that theater is, the Tiffany.
Al Pacino Does What He Wants to Do: 'The Humbling,' Scorsese, and That 'Scarface' Remake|Alex Suskind|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No significant income from muni bonds, which I would have expected from someone in his tax bracket.
Romney Drops His Tax Returns|Megan McArdle|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

You needed to play championship courses; you instead chose a muni.
Tiger’s Troubles Deepen|Lisa DePaulo|December 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
So far as I can find, there appears to be a certainty that Sakya Muni did not teach to his followers the necessity for prayer.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
Sakya Muni believed in his own inspiration, and rejected the writings which were reverenced by his parents and Mends.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
I cannot remember that either Sakya Muni or any of his followers assumed the power to foretell the future.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
An especial lamp hangs before the image of Sakya-muni, which stands against a wall.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
I had a mad desire to jump into the path of a Muni trolley as it tore past us, down the middle of the road.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow