Treasury note

American  

Or treasury note

noun

1. a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.

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treasury note British  

noun

1. 1. a medium-term interest-bearing obligation issued by the US Treasury, maturing in from one to five years

   2. Also called: currency note.  a note issued by the British Treasury in 1914 to the value of £1 or ten shillings: amalgamated with banknotes in 1928

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Etymology

Origin of Treasury note

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

That included $481 billion going into Treasury notes and bonds and government agency securities.

From Barron's

This includes investments in shorter-dated Treasury bills and longer-dated Treasury notes and bonds by both private institutions, such as hedge funds, and Denmark’s central bank.

From Barron's

Key bond yields jumped on the heightened trade fears with the US 10-year Treasury note jumping around seven basis points to 4.29 percent while Japanese long-dated bond yields reached record highs.

From Barron's

Yields on long-dated Treasury notes and bonds were moving higher, while the U.S. dollar was selling off.

From MarketWatch

The yield on the 2-year Treasury note rose to its highest level since Dec. 9.

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