Treasury bill

or treasury bill


noun
  1. an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.

Origin of Treasury bill

1
First recorded in 1790–1800

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How to use Treasury bill in a sentence

  • The sub-treasury, or independent Treasury bill passed the house of representatives in congress, by a vote of 124 to 105.

  • It was at this session that the sub-Treasury bill was passed.

    Martin Van Buren | Edward M. Shepard
  • The independent Treasury bill was defeated in the House by 120 to 106.

    Martin Van Buren | Edward M. Shepard
  • At this session the independent or sub-Treasury bill was again introduced, and again a titanic battle was waged in the Senate.

    Martin Van Buren | Edward M. Shepard
  • It has been discovered that bank influence has defeated the Sub-Treasury bill.

    Quodlibet | John P. Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for Treasury bill

Treasury bill

noun
  1. a short-term noninterest-bearing obligation issued by the Treasury, payable to bearer and maturing usually in three months, within which it is tradable on a discount basis on the open market

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