money supply

money supply

n.

The amount of money in the economy, measured according to varying methods or principles. One such method incorporates only money that is usually used to purchase goods and services, such as cash and the contents of checking accounts.

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money supply

n

(Economics) the total amount of money in a country's economy at a given time See also M0, M1, M2, M3, M3c, M4, M5

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

money supply - the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money M1 - a measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances M2 - a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit) M3 - a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations) money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"

Translations

money supply n → liquidità f inv monetaria