Phrase guide

money supply

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The total amount of money (bills, coins, loans, credit, and other liquid instruments) in a particular economy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: funds, finances, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary resource

Narrower terms: M1, M2, M3

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 貨幣供應量 /货币供应量 (huòbì gōngyìngliàng) — total amount of money in a particular economy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貨幣供給 /货币供给 (huòbì gōngjǐ) — total amount of money in a particular economy
  • Finnish: rahavaranto — total amount of money in a particular economy
  • French: masse monétaire — total amount of money in a particular economy
  • Polish: podaż pieniądza — total amount of money in a particular economy
  • Romanian: masă monetară — total amount of money in a particular economy
  • Tagalog: katustusan ng salapi — total amount of money in a particular economy
  • Tagalog: tustos ng salapi — total amount of money in a particular economy