central bank
Noun
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Noun
central bank (plural central banks)
- (banking) The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union; it normally regulates the supply of money, issues currency and controls interest rates. It usually oversees banking activity within its country's borders.
- French: banque centrale
- German: Zentralbank, Notenbank
- Italian: banca centrale
- Portuguese: banco central
- Russian: центра́льный банк
- Spanish: banco central
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