An account with a registered bank or other deposit-taking financial institution in which you put money for a fixed term e.g. 6 months or a year. The bank or other institution pays you an agreed rate of interest and will repay your money at the end of the term. Term deposits are fixed interest or debt securities i.e. you lend your money to the bank or financial institution.

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