money supply

/ˌmʌni səˌplaɪ/

Other forms: money supplies

Definitions of money supply

1. noun

   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