money supply

noun

: the total amount of money available in an economy for spending as calculated by any of various methods (as by adding total currency to funds available in private checking accounts)

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Increase in money supply to cushion the impact of lockdowns led to a high demand for goods; producers were unable to match up. Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Lower interest rates also imply a weakening dollar and growing money supply – both of which have demonstrated long-term correlations with bitcoin. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024 If not regulated, entire banks may be invested in speculative stock prices, which can then crash and decimate money supplies and bankrupt financial institutions. Reco McCambry, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 The Top 10 Richest People In The World (November 2024) 2020 - early 2021: An increase in money supply to cushion the impact of lockdowns led to high demand for goods; producers were unable to match up. Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for money supply 

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of money supply was in 1871

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“Money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20supply. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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