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money market
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money market
n.
1. The trade in short-term, low-risk securities, such as certificates of deposit and U.S. Treasury notes.
2. A mutual fund that sells its shares in order to purchase short-term securities, the income from which is distributed among shareholders in the form of additional shares in the fund. Also called money market fund.
money market
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance the financial institutions dealing with short-term loans and capital and with foreign exchange Compare capital market
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Noun1.money market - a market for short-term debt instrumentsmoney market - a market for short-term debt instruments
securities industry, market - the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"
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money market n → mercato monetario
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