Treasury bill

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noun

an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.

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Origin of Treasury bill

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby Treasury bill

Treasurer of the United States, Treasure State, treasure-trove, treasury, Treasury Bench, Treasury bill, Treasury bills, Treasury bond, Treasury certificate, Treasury note, treasury of merits

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How to use Treasury bill in a sentence

“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
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But at the heart of this “Truther” conspiracy theory is the idea that “someone” wants to destroy Bill Cosby.
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She fails to appreciate the congressional and constitutional obstacles Johnson had to overcome to win passage of the bill.
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That is the difference between the protections embedded in our Bill of Rights and the lived lives of our citizenry.
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The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
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Several able speakers had made long addresses in support of the bill when one Mr. Morrisett, from Monroe, took the floor.
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He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
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Then, you know, she had no right to play in the Rooms again; she was supposed to pay her hotel bill, and leave Monte Carlo.
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For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
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British Dictionary definitions for Treasury bill

Treasury bill

noun

a short-term noninterest-bearing obligation issued by the Treasury, payable to bearer and maturing usually in three months, within which it is tradable on a discount basis on the open market

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