certificate of deposit

noun
a written acknowledgment of a bank that it has received from the person named a specified sum of money as a deposit, often for a fixed term at a specified interest rate. Abbreviation: CD, C.D.
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certificate of deposit
 
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CD a negotiable certificate issued by a bank in return for a deposit of money for a term of up to five years

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All interest earned from the certificate of deposit will belong to the depositor.
The dormancy period for a matured certificate of deposit is five years.
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