the money supply
noun
business
: the total amount of money available for spending in a country's economy
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That required increasing the money supply but this detail was not mentioned.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Independent central banks help to mitigate that problem by removing the money supply from the direct control of politicians.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
Will the adoption of these digital tokens expand the money supply and unleash inflation?
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
These federal agencies regulate critical areas of the U.S. economy and society, including the stock market, product safety, fraud and corruption, the money supply, labor relations, monopolies, nuclear power, the media and elections.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Independent central banks help to mitigate that problem by removing the money supply from the direct control of politicians.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
Will the adoption of these digital tokens expand the money supply and unleash inflation?
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
These federal agencies regulate critical areas of the U.S. economy and society, including the stock market, product safety, fraud and corruption, the money supply, labor relations, monopolies, nuclear power, the media and elections.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the money supply
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