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money supply

DEFINITIONS OF: money supply

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n the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks

Types:
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)
Type of:
cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource
assets in the form of money
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