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money market

money market

15 4.0
A market where banks and companies trade short-term government or business loans
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌni ˈmɑrkɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mercado monetario
  • The average interest rate on a money market account is 0.49%.
  • money market funds
  • money market account
  • money market mutual

And they rotated me through managing money market funds, bond funds and equity funds.

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Examples

  • Individuals will begin to move cash from their money market accounts into equity investments.

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  • And if you were a money market fund, you held it.

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  • Over the long term, stocks have outperformed bonds and cash investments such as money market funds.

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  • Retirees who need income soon for living expenses will allocate more to bonds and money market funds.

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  • Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Fidelity were the biggest winners when investors began moving cash into money market funds.

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  • Investors often prefer money market funds for their stability compared to other investments.

  • He moved his savings into a money market account to earn higher interest than a regular savings account.

  • Many people rely on a money market fund for easy access to cash while still earning interest.

How Short-Term

to overnight
5 3.2
money market
  • Specialized
15 4.0
bond trading
  • Specialized
1 4.5
stock market
255 3.1
market
721 3.4

Surface Forms

money market singular
money markets plural

Morphology

money + market

The noun compound 'money market' transparently combines 'money' (currency) and 'market' (place/system for trade), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a market or system for lending/borrowing money. Although the provided definition adds specialist DeFi/smart-contract details that are technical, the core financial meaning is compositional and cross-linguistically obvious.

Etymology

The money market comes from the simple idea of a market where money and short-term promises are traded quickly. Imagine a busy place where people swap short loans and bills for cash fast; that's why the phrase means 'a market for short-term loans and bills'.