A short-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury having a maturity period of one year or less and sold at a discount from face value. an American government bond. Treasury bills are sold to raise money for the government and usually bought by large financial institutions around the world. Short-term U.S. government security with maturities ranging from one month to 26 weeks. Treasury bills are usually sold at auction on a discount basis with a yield equal to the difference between the purchase price and the maturity value. Because they are highly liquid (money not being tied up in them for long periods of time), their yield rate is normally lower than that of longer-term securities. Their prices do not usually fluctuate as much as those of other government securities but may be influenced by the purchase or sale of large quantities of bills by the central bank. First used extensively during World War I, treasury bills were initially regarded as an emergency source of revenue, but their flexibility and relatively low interest led to their adoption as a permanent element in the national debt. From 1970 to 1998 the minimum order for treasury bills was $10,000, after which it was reduced to $1,000. In 2001 the U.S. Treasury stopped offering treasury bills with maturities of 52 weeks
Discount instruments issued by the federal government at a weekly auction The T-bills generally have original maturities of 13 weeks (3 months), 26 weeks (6 months) and 52 weeks (1 year)
A short term debt issued by a national government with a maximum maturity of one year Treasury bills are sold at discount, such that the difference between purchase price and the value at maturity is the amount of interest
Treasury bills (T-bills), guaranteed by the U S Government, and are issued at a discount and pay no interest, but receive full face value if held until maturity T-bills are short-term securities with a maturity that is less than a year
A short-term debt security of the U S Government, known as a T-Bill T-Bills are short term, highly liquid investments that mature anywhere from 3 months to a year, are sold at a discount, and return to their full face value at maturity The interest earned is the difference between the face value of the bill (minimum denomination is $10,000 with $1,000 increments) and the purchase price
A non-interest bearing obligation, fully guaranteed by the U S Government, payable to the bearer Bills are sold on a discount basis so that the income is the difference between the purchase price and the face value
A non-interest-bearing obligation, fully guaranteed by the United States Government, payable to the bearer Bills are sold on a discount basis so that the yield is the difference between the purchase price and the face value thereof
A short-term debt security of the U S Government, known as a "T-Bill " T-Bills are short term, highly liquid investments that mature anywhere from 3 months to a year, are sold at a discount, and return to their full face value at maturity The interest earned is the difference between the face value of the bill and the purchase price
A Treasury Bill is a discounted financial asset issued by the government with maturities of 18 months or less Like any government debt, the investment in Treasury Bills also has fiscal bonuses for those purchase them
~ A government issued security with a maturity of one year or less T-bills are sold at a discount to their maturity value Interest on a T-bill is the difference between the discount price and the amount paid on the security when it matures
Short-term government debt Treasury bills bear no interest, but are sold at a discount The difference between the discount price and par value is the return to be received by the investor
A short-term, low-risk investment issued by a federal or provincial government It is sold in denominations ranging from $1,000 to $1 million, with terms to maturity of one month to a year The difference between the purchase price and the face amount represents the return to the investor