A country's money market consists of all the banks and other organizations that deal with short-term loans, capital, and foreign exchange.
[business]
On the money markets the dollar was weaker against European currencies.
money market in British English
noun
finance
the financial institutions dealing with short-term loans and capital and with foreign exchange
Compare capital market
money market in American English
the system for dealing with the lending and borrowing of funds, especially by governments and large corporations, on a short-term basis
money market in Finance
(mʌni mɑrkɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) money markets
noun
(Finance: Investment)
The money market is investments in safe short-term securities.
To receive the money before the bill is due, the creditor can get the bill acceptedby a commercial bank, and it can then be sold on the money market for a small discount.
Already, corporates have been allowed to park their short-term surpluses in money market instruments.
The money market is investments in safe short-term securities.
Examples of 'money market' in a sentence
money market
There should be about thirty-five thousand on the money market.
Jane Asher LOSING IT (2002)
I'll get a safe twelve per cent on the overnight money market -' `Correction!
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2002)
No matter what the ikon might be worth on the money market, he could perhaps keep it for himself.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2002)
"I've got about forty thousand dollars in a money market account," Van Fleet said.