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Treasury note
Treasury noten. An intermediate-term obligation of the US Treasury having a maturity period of one to ten years and paying interest semiannually.treasury note n (Banking & Finance) (a note issued by a government treasury and generally receivable as legal tender for any debt, esp)a. a medium-term interest-bearing obligation issued by the US Treasury, maturing in from one to five yearsb. Also called: currency note a note issued by the British Treasury in 1914 to the value of £1 or ten shillings: amalgamated with banknotes in 1928 Treas′ury note` n. an interest-bearing note issued by the U.S. Treasury in amounts of $1000 or more and maturing in ten years or less. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Treasury note - securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auctionTreasury obligations, Treasury - negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time | EncyclopediaSeeTreasury Notestreasury note Related to treasury note: Treasury bill, Treasury bondtreasury noten. a promissory note issued by the U. S. Treasury, for a period of one to five years. (See: treasury bill, treasury bond) Treasury note
U.S. Treasury NoteA debt security backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government with a maturity between one and 10 years. They may be purchased directly from the government or from a bank; they have coupon payments payable every six months. Treasury notes may be bought competitively or non-competitively. In a non-competitive transaction, one takes the interest rate he/she is given on a Treasury note. In competitive investing, one bids on a desired yield; however, this does not mean it will be accepted. Treasury notes are low-risk, low-return investments. The minimum purchase is $1,000 and the maximum is $1 million in competitive bidding, or $5 million in non-competitive. They are known informally as T notes. See also: Treasury Bill, Treasury Bond.Treasury note Intermediate-term (1-10 years), interest-bearing debt of the U.S. Treasury that may be purchased through a bank or brokerage firm or directly from the Federal Reserve. An active secondary market makes it easy to resell a Treasury note.Treasury note.Like US Treasury bills, Treasury notes are debt securities issued by the US government and backed by its full faith and credit. They are available at issue through Treasury Direct in denominations of $1,000 and are traded in the secondary market after issue. Notes are intermediate-term securities, with a maturity dates of two, three, five or ten years. The interest you earn on Treasury notes is exempt from state and local, but not federal, taxes. And while the rate at which the interest is paid is generally less than on long-term corporate bonds, the shorter term means less inflation risk. Treasury note Related to Treasury note: Treasury bill, Treasury bondWords related to Treasury notenoun securities with maturities of 1 to 10 yearsRelated Words- Treasury obligations
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