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Definition: Treasury Bill |
Treasury BillNoun1. A short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Finance | Is issued by the state, the interest being paid at issue in the form of discount ; a short-term financial instrument which does not give any interest and is sold by the government at a discount through the central bank. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A short-term security with maturities of one year or less issued at a discount from face value. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bill of exchange issued by the government and repayable in three months. They are issued by tender every week in very large amounts to the discount houses. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A short-term debt obligation issued by the U. S. Treasury at a discount under competitive bidding, with a maturity of up to one year. The bills are issued payable to the bearer only, and are sold at a minimum face value of $10,000. (T-bill). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Treasury BillSynonym: T-bill (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Treasury Bill |
| Specialty definitions using "Treasury bill": adjustable rate mortgage ♦ bankable bill, bankable paper ♦ discountable paper ♦ eligible paper ♦ Treasury securities. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Banks were allowed to determine their own lending and deposit rates, and Treasury bill issues were introduced on a weekly-auction basis. (references) | |
Economic History | Poland | The stock and Treasury bill markets are fairly liquid, but many other investments are not, such as Treasury bonds. (references) |
Greece | High interest rates have been a significant problem, despite recent cuts in both treasury bill and bank rates for savings and loans. (references) | |
Guyana | The government sells treasury bills at auction to finance the public debt, and other government-controlled rates move with the treasury bill rate. (references) | |
Political Economy | TURKEY | However, the banking sector crisis in November 2000 and February 2001 caused Treasury bill rates to rise to over 90 percent. (references) |
Trade | Guyana | The treasury bill rates have declined slightly and the introduction of new banks has led to some improvement in lending practices. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "Treasury bill": fixed rate Treasury bill. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
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| Language | Translations for "Treasury bill"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 國庫券 (treasury bill issued by a goverment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | statskammerveksel, statsgældspapir (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond), statsgældsbeviser (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, treasuries, Treasury securities), statsgældsbevis, skatkammerveksel (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond), skatkammerbevis (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond), kortfristet skatkammerbevis (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond), fastforrentet statsgældsbevis (fixed rate Treasury bill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schatkistpromesse (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond), schatkistbon (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond), schatkistbiljet met vaste rente (fixed rate Treasury bill), kortlopend schatkistpapier (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kiinteäkorkoinen valtion velkasitoumus (fixed rate Treasury bill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Treasury bill (short-term Treasury bond), promesse du Trésor, BTF (fixed rate Treasury bill), bon ou certificat du trésor, bon du Trésor taux fixe (fixed rate Treasury bill), bon du Trésor court terme (short-term Treasury bond), bon du Trésor (short-term Treasury bond). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Schatzwechsel (treasury note, treasury notes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κρατικό ομόλογο (bond issued by the State, gilt-edged security, Government bond, Government stock, governmental bond, State bond, Treasury note), έντοκο γραμμάτιο του "ημοσίου (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill), έντοκο γραμμάτιο "ημόσιου σταθερού επιτοκίου (fixed rate Treasury bill), γραμμάτια "ημοσίου (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill), βραχυπρόθεσμο έντοκο κρατικό ομόλογο, τοκοφόρο κρατικό ομόλογο, ομόλογα "ημοσίου (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | buono del tesoro (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | billey yn stait. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | easurytray illbay título do Tesouro de curto prazo, promissória do Tesouro (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill), obrigacão do Tesouro (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill), obrigação do Tesouro de curto prazo (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill), bilhete do Tesouro. (various references) pagaré del Tesoro (medium-term Treasury bond, T-note, Treasury certificate, Treasury note), letra de tesoro francés (fixed rate Treasury bill), efecto del Tesoro, BOT, bono ordinario del Tesoro, bono del Tesoro a corto plazo (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill), bono del Tesoro (Exchequer bond, government bond, short-term Treasury bond, T-bill). (various references) statsskuldväxel med fast ränta (fixed rate Treasury bill). (various references) hazine bonosu (exchequer bill, exchequer bond, treasury bond, treasury note). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-l-r-r-s-t-u-y" | |
-1 letter: subliterary. | |
-3 letters: artillery, bestially, blurriest, brutalise, reburials, ruralites, salubrity, subtilely, surreally, tailleurs, turbaries. | |
-4 letters: airburst, allurers, arbiters, ballsier, ballutes, baluster, bastille, bestiary, bilayers, blastier, blearily, blistery, blurrily, blurters, blustery, brailles, bruiters, brulyies, brutally, bulliest, burliest, burriest, butyrals, liberals, librates, listable, literals, literary, raillery, ralliers, rallyist, rarebits, reburial, reliably, retrally, retrials, ritually, rubellas, ruralise. | |
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