Federal Reserve System (n)
Federal Reserve (n)
Fed (n)
FRS (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def the central bank of the United States
def incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
examples the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply
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Hypernym central bank
Member meronym Federal Reserve Bank, reserve bank; national bank; member bank
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Hyponym central bank
Member holonym Federal Reserve Bank, reserve bank; national bank; member bank

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