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General Money Market Fund, Inc (First Prospectus Summary) | General Money Market Fund, Inc
Fund Summary
Investment Objective
The fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the
preservation of capital.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
General Money Market Fund, Inc
Class A
Management fees 0.50%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees 0.20%
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) 0.05%
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.75%
Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all
of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years
General Money Market Fund, Inc Class A
77 240 417 930
Principal Investment Strategy
As a money market fund, the fund is subject to the maturity, quality, liquidity,
and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, which are designed to help money market funds maintain a
stable share price. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests in a
diversified portfolio of high quality, short-term, dollar-denominated debt
securities, including securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and
interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities,
certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and other
short-term securities issued by domestic or foreign banks or thrifts or their
subsidiaries or branches, repurchase agreements, including tri-party repurchase
agreements, asset-backed securities and domestic and foreign commercial paper
and other short-term corporate obligations. Normally, the fund invests at least
25% of its net assets in domestic or dollar-denominated foreign bank
obligations.
Principal Risks
An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Although the
fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is
possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

The fund's yield will fluctuate as the short-term securities in its portfolio
mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest
rates. Additionally, while the fund has maintained a constant share price since
inception, and will continue to try to do so, neither The Dreyfus Corporation
nor its affiliates are required to make a capital infusion, enter into a capital
support agreement or take other actions to prevent the fund's share price from
falling below $1.00. The following are the principal risks that could reduce the
fund's income level and/or share price:

o Interest rate risk. This risk refers to the decline in the prices of fixed-income
securities that may accompany a rise in the overall level of interest rates. A
sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could cause a money market
fund's share price to drop below a dollar.
  
o Credit risk. Failure of an issuer to make timely interest or principal
payments, or a decline or perception of a decline in the credit quality
of a security, can cause the security's price to fall, potentially lowering
the fund's share price. The credit quality of the securities held by the fund
can change rapidly in certain market environments, and the default of a
single holding could have the potential to cause significant deterioration
of the fund's net asset value.

o Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific
types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities at or
near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities
may fall dramatically, potentially lowering the fund's share price, even during
periods of declining interest rates. Also, during such periods, redemptions by
a few large investors in the fund may have a significant adverse effect on the
fund's net asset value and remaining fund shareholders.

o Banking industry risk. The risks generally associated with concentrating
investments in the banking industry, such as interest rate risk, credit risk,
and regulatory developments relating to the banking industry.

o Foreign investment risk. The risks generally associated with dollar-denominated
foreign investments, such as economic and political developments, seizure or
nationalization of deposits, imposition of taxes or other restrictions on payment
of principal and interest.

o Government securities risk. Not all obligations of the U. S. government, its
agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. Treasury. Some obligations are backed only by the credit of the issuing
agency or instrumentality, and in some cases there may be some risk of default
by the issuer. Any guarantee by the U.S. government or its agencies or
instrumentalities of a security held by the fund does not apply to the market
value of such security or to shares of the fund itself.

o U.S. Treasury securities risk. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the
full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely
payment of interest and principal when held to maturity, but the market prices
for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate.

o Repurchase agreement counterparty risk. The risk that a counterparty in a
repurchase agreement could fail to honor the terms of its agreement.
Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing
in the fund. The table shows the average annual total returns of the fund's Class A
shares over time. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee
of future results. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class A shares from year to year.
Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%)
Bar Chart
Best Quarter             
Q3, 2006: 1.17%          

Worst Quarter            
Q4, 2011: 0.00%
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/11
Average Annual Total Returns
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
General Money Market Fund, Inc Class A
0.03% 1.46% 1.67%
For the fund's current yield, call toll free 1-800-DREYFUS (inside the U.S. only).