Treasury bill

English

Alternative forms

treasury bill, Treasury Bill

Etymology

From Treasury (“the US Treasury”) + bill.

Noun

Treasury bill (plural Treasury bills)

(finance) A government obligation, sold at a discount, maturing in one year or less, and pays no interest prior to maturity.

Usage notes

Originally used in reference to US government obligations, the term is used to refer to similar securities issued by any national sovereign.

Synonyms

T-bill

Translations

short-term government obligation

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: pokladniční poukázka (cs) f
Finnish: valtion lyhytaikainen velkakirja
Irish: bille státchiste m
Russian: please add this translation if you can

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.