central bank
- the main, centralized bank of a nation, responsible variously for implementing monetary policy, issuing currency, handling banking transactions for the government and other banks, etc.
- any of the twelve district banks of the Federal Reserve System
See central bank in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun A nation's principal monetary authority, such as the Federal Reserve Bank, which regulates the money supply and credit, issues currency, and manages the rate of exchange.
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