English noun: Federal Reserve | |||
1. | Federal Reserve (group) 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 | ||
Samples | The Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply. | ||
Synonyms | Fed, Federal Reserve System, FRS | ||
Broader (hypernym) | central bank | ||
Member holonym | Federal Reserve Bank, member bank, national bank, reserve bank | ||