federal reserve system

Definition of Federal Reserve System in English :

Noun

1. fed, federal reserve, federal reserve system, frs

the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies

Example Sentences:
'the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Federal Reserve System

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noun

(in the US) a banking system consisting of twelve Federal Reserve Districts, each containing member banks regulated and served by a Federal Reserve Bank. It operates under the supervision of the Federal Reserve Board and performs functions similar to those of the Bank of England

Federal Reserve System

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a centralized banking system in the U.S. under a Board of Governors (formerly called the Federal Reserve Board) with supervisory powers over twelve Federal Reserve Banks, each a central bank for its district: established in 1913, it is intended to regulate banking and the economy by controlling the supply of money and credit

Federal Reserve System

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n.

The US central bank, a system of 12 Federal Reserve banks, each serving member commercial banks in its own district. This system, supervised by the Federal Reserve Board, has broad regulatory powers over the money supply and the credit structure.

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