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velocity of money

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noun

Economics.
  1. the frequency with which a single unit of currency or the total money supply turns over within the economy in a given year.


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“The real barrier of China’s post-COVID recovery is not about high funding costs or a lack of liquidity. In our view, it is the reduced confidence of the private and household sectors ... and low velocity of money.”

From Reuters

Parking more money in the bank vaults of the rich simply slows the velocity of money.

From New York Times

Not equal job growth, but larger velocity of money as well.

From New York Times

The notion of the velocity of money is sometimes forgotten...

From New York Times

Mark Yoseloff, executive director of the Center for Gaming Innovation at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, said coin machines can’t keep up with the lifeblood that makes casinos run — something called “the velocity of money.”

From Los Angeles Times