1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Economics

Definition of Money Supply

By , About.com Guide

Definition: Roughly defined, economists consider money to be anything that is commonly accepted by creditors as repayment of debt or by sellers in exchange of goods and services. Economists have several definitions for what is considered money in a specific situation. The definitions of money differ by their liquidity or specifically how different they are from currency. Some common definitions of money are M0 money (hard currency), M1 money (M0 plus deposits in chequing accounts and traveler's checks), M2 money (M1 plus deposits in savings accounts and deposits in money market accounts). A further definition, M3 was discontinued in 2006 by the Federal Reserve.

Terms related to Money Supply:

About.Com Resources on Money Supply: Writing a Term Paper? Here are a few starting points for research on Money Supply:

Journal Articles on Money Supply:

Explore Economics

About.com Special Features

Dinosaur Discoveries of the Decade

The top 10 fossil discoveries between 2000 and 2010. More >

How to Ace the GRE

Being well prepared is the first step; here are more essential suggestions. More >

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Economics
  4. Economics Glossary
  5. Terms Beginning with M
  6. Money Supply - Dictionary Definition of Money Supply

©2010 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.