short end

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stub n.
least adj.

NOUN

stub

Synonyms

STRONG

butt counterfoil dock remainder remnant root snag stump tag tail

WEAK

tail end

ADJECTIVE

least

Synonyms

STRONG

bottom first gutter infinitesimal last minimum minute nadir second third

WEAK

atomic entry-level feeblest fewest finical lowest meanest microcosmic microscopic minimal minutest molecular most trivial next to nothing niggling piddling poorest short-end tiniest trivial unimportant

Antonyms

STRONG

big huge large substantial

WEAK

most

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With short-term Treasurys and money funds yielding roughly 4%, waiting in the short end of the market is a paid position rather than money left on the table.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“If reducing purchases of long-term government bonds pushes up Treasury and mortgage rates, cuts at the short end may not be enough to please the President or the Treasury Secretary.”

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Yields on the short end of the curve increased more than on the long end, extending the pattern of increases on Friday after solid payrolls data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Millennials like to say their generation got the short end of the economic stick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

The short end of the “L” was the front.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

short end

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