Abbreviation for Certificate of Deposit: a savings certificate entitling the bearer to receive interest. A cd has a fixed term and usually a fixed interest rate.
He invested in a high-yield cd.
The interest rate on the cd was quite attractive for the term.
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The word "cd" in English means: A compact disc; a small, portable disc used for storing digital data, especially music or computer data., An album released on a compact disc..
The phonetic transcription of "cd" is /ˌsiːˈdiː/ in British English and /ˌsiːˈdiː/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.
Synonyms for "cd": disc, album, record.
Example usage of "cd": "I bought a new cd yesterday.". More examples on the page.