the money supply
noun
business
: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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To compensate for massive spending, the federal government increases the money supply and expands debt in effort to finance for the excessive deficit, instead of politically challenging method directly raising taxes.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Central banks control the money supply and therefore can print money as needed to support banks as part of the Fed’s mandate for price stability.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
When inflation threatened, governments should raise taxes and decrease spending and the central bank should reduce the money supply so as to raise interest rates.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
According to Witcher, as a result of the Federal Reserve's policies, the money supply contracted.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Central banks control the money supply and therefore can print money as needed to support banks as part of the Fed’s mandate for price stability.
—Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
When inflation threatened, governments should raise taxes and decrease spending and the central bank should reduce the money supply so as to raise interest rates.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
According to Witcher, as a result of the Federal Reserve's policies, the money supply contracted.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the money supply
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“The money supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20money%20supply. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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