short-term security
noun[C,usually plural]
STOCK MARKETukusafinancialinvestmentsuch as abondthat will bepaidback in less than fiveyears:
Thedropin thedollarcausedlittlereactionininterestratesonshort-termsecurities.
Theaftermathof thecrisissentasignaltoinvestorsthat they are lesslikelytosustainlossesbyinvestinginshort-termsecurities.