| NOUN | group | central bank | a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government |
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| Meaning | A government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government. | |
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| Narrower | Bank of England | The central bank of England and Wales |
| Bank of Japan | The central bank of Japan | |
| Bundesbank | The central bank of Germany | |
| European Central Bank | The central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency | |
| Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS | The central bank of the United States | |
| Broader | financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation | An institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public / public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets |
| Spanish | banco central, Banco Central | |
| Catalan | banc central, Banc Central | |
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