T-bill

[ tee-bil ]

noun

1. a U.S. Treasury bill.

T-bill

noun

1. short for Treasury bill

Word History and Origins

Origin of T-bill¹

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75

Example Sentences

Tom Simons, U.S. economist at Jefferies in New York, said the current market environment should support a more elevated T-bill percentage for some time because of a still-healthy appetite for shorter-term investments.

From Reuters

The expected T-bill sales could drain liquidity in financial markets, investors and analysts have said.

From Reuters

"It's more likely credit spreads widen from here given the macro concerns of the debt ceiling and resultant near-term large T-bill issuance, Fed tightening to dampen inflation, and geopolitical risks," said Jessica Lehmann, head of investment-grade and emerging markets syndicate at HSBC.

From Reuters

"I wouldn’t blame the Treasury rally on the debt ceiling deal necessarily... the additional T-bill issuance, quantitative tightening, and difficult bank funding conditions now conspire to less favourable financing conditions to the economy," said Bouvet.

From Reuters

"Risk assets have likely not fully priced in the potential impact of the tightening of liquidity in the system through an abundance of T-bill issuance," said Scott Schulte, a managing director in Citigroup's debt capital markets group.

From Reuters