borrowed reserves

borrowed reserves definition - finance
Funds that eligible depository institutions, such as banks, obtain by borrowing from the Federal Reserve in order to meet minimum reserve requirements. Typically, reserves are borrowed only for a short period of time.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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