How to Use muni in a Sentence

muni

noun
Definition of muninext
  • The failed banks alone did not hold enough munis to cause much disruption in the market, Mr. Foux said.
    — Heather Gillers, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Despite high demand in both the U.S. and abroad, munis are in fairly short supply.
    — Heather Gillers, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Mickelson had just pulled a stunt that would be fine at your local muni.
    — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 16 June 2018
  • First, not all munis are created equal, even if the market is treating them that way.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2019
  • The latest struck in November, when the largest muni-bond fund had its worst month since the 2008 financial crisis.
    — Stan Choe, The Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2017
  • Then there’s the sheer size — the biggest since at least 2020 for a taxable muni, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Johnson did it with the nonchalance of a player who could have been at the local muni for a Sunday game with his buddies.
    — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 15 Nov. 2020
  • That’s why anyone daring to buy munis must have faith these handouts will keep coming.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2019
  • To be sure, Bowers added, munis are somewhat riskier than U.S. Treasuries.
    — Mark Hulbert, USA TODAY, 17 June 2018
  • In January, Henan province sold such a three-year bond at 3.13 percent, the same coupon rate as its on-budget general-purpose muni.
    — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2019
  • Woods hit only 17 of 56 fairways in his four rounds, three on the South and one on the North, which is no longer considered easier than its neighboring layout at the seaside muni.
    — Bernie Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2018
  • If First Republic sells its munis, a larger-than-usual amount of debt could get dumped into the $4 trillion market, dragging down prices.
    — Heather Gillers, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2023
  • State and local government bonds are a favorite of banks, which are the third biggest holder of munis after households and mutual funds.
    — Heather Gillers, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Chugiak-Eagle River schools were hardest hit by the quake, with seven of the 12 most expensive projects needed at schools in the muni’s northernmost neighborhoods.
    — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2019
  • Treating munis as liquid assets would expand demand for this debt.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 May 2018
  • One way in which the bond market measures municipal bond relative value is by the AAA muni-to-Treasury yield ratio.
    — Chris Gunster, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And, although yields on munis have fallen as prices have risen, many tax-exempt bonds aren’t valued wildly out of line with historical standards.
    — WSJ, 7 Feb. 2020
  • This PR stunt could be a disaster for the company because with 7 million muni-less people on the streets, pressures will build (aka throw downs likely) for people to get on board Zipcar’s handful of cars.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2005
  • But unlike other many other munis, Lauderhill is also jacking up its fees on water, stormwater, fire-rescue and more.
    — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 July 2017
  • Ms. Spath of Sierra Investment Management also said that higher-yielding munis are worth a look.
    — Paul J. Lim, New York Times, 14 July 2017
  • There is a lecture for everyone this year, from slugs and bonsai to uber food production, deciding what peonies to plant, composting, growing flowers for cutting and even the muni’s plan to deal with your food waste.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • With corners of Congress perennially threatening to chip away at bondholders' tax break, munis are asset class in need of a champion.
    — Joe Mysak, ajc, 22 Feb. 2018
  • With corners of Congress perennially threatening to chip away at bondholders’ tax break, munis are asset class in need of a champion.
    — Fortune, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Also, some munis pay interest that’s subject to the alternative minimum tax (but many fewer taxpayers are ensnared by the AMT these days).
    — Tom Herman, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2019
  • Prices for munis eventually fell enough that hedge funds and other big institutional investors got interested and helped set a floor.
    — Stan Choe, The Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2017
  • Since the muni is already receiving these funds and would receive them if the sale was to a for-profit company rather than a co-op like Chugach, this provision does not add any value not already received by the municipality.
    — Dan Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Historically, muni bonds have traded at a discount to Treasuries, and today a one- to five-year muni bond trades at about 70 percent of a similar maturity Treasury.
    — Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, 26 June 2017
  • Since almost all munis have a pristine score — except for a few basket cases, such as Inner Mongolia — practically anyone can invest.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2019
  • More than $3 billion flowed into municipal bonds from outside the U.S. in the second quarter, bringing the total amount of munis held by foreign investors to a record $98.6 billion, according to Federal Reserve data.
    — Heather Gillers, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The general rule is that muni-bond-interest income typically is tax-free at the federal, state and local levels on bonds issued by your home state or a municipality within that state.
    — Tom Herman, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2019

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