quasimoney

English

Etymology

From quasi- +‎ money.

Noun

quasimoney (uncountable)

1. (finance) Synonym of near money
   • 2003, Kenroy Dowers, Pietro Masci, Focus on Capital, page 99:

     If banks were not required to hold 100 percent reserve requirements over quasi-money, the system would create something unique to the banking sector, that is, it would transform money into credit.

   • 2006, International Monetary Fund, Japan: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC), page 133:

     […] it compiles (and disseminates) a Monetary Survey that provides consolidated and adjusted balance sheets of the central bank (which issues cash in circulation) and of the deposit money banks (which issue deposit money and quasimoney).

Alternative forms

• quasi-money