central bank (n)

n08349916

type n
lex_filenum 14
def 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
Hyponym European Central Bank; Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS; Bank of England; Bundesbank; Bank of Japan
Incoming links
Hyponym financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
Hypernym European Central Bank; Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS; Bank of England; Bundesbank; Bank of Japan

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