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TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
Synonyms:
Treasury; Treasury obligations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("Treasury obligations" is a kind of...):
government bond (a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Treasury obligations"):
T-bill; Treasury bill (a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days)
Treasury bond (a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer)
Treasury note (securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction)
