central bank
Syllables: centr·al bankUK/ˌsɛntɹ(ə)l ˈbæŋk//ˌsɛntɹəl ˈbæŋk/
central bank noun: the principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money.
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Noun
central bank (plural central banks)
- The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money.
- The first necessity of a Central Bank, charged with responsibility for the management of the monetary system as a whole, is to make sure that it has an unchallengeable control over the total volume of bank-money created by its Member Banks.1930, John Maynard Keynes, “Methods of National Management—I. The Control of the Member Banks”, in A Treatise on Money […], volume II (The Applied Theory of Money), London: Macmillan and Co., […]...
- Synonyms:
- national bank, reserve bank
central bank meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
central bank in Hindi
- principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union
- केंद्रीय बैंक kendrīya baiṅk
central bank in Tamil
- principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union
- நடுவண் வங்கி naṭuvaṇ vaṅki
central bank in Urdu
- principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union
- مرکزی بینک markazi baink
central bank in Bengali
- principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union
- কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংক kendriẏo bêṅko
More languagesFewer languages
- central bank in Telugu
- కేంద్ర బ్యాంకు kēndra byāṅku
- central bank in Kannada
- ಕೇಂದ್ರಿಯ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ kēndriya byāṅk
- central bank in Punjabi
- ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਬੈਂਕ kendrī baiṅk, ਰਿਜ਼ਰਵ ਬੈਂਕ rizrav baiṅk
- central bank in Nepali
- केन्द्रीय बैंक kendrīya baiṅka
- central bank in Pashto
- مرکزي بانک
- central bank in Tagalog
- bangko sentral, lunduyang bangko, punong bangko, punumbangko
- central bank in Arabic
- بَنْك مَرْكَزِيّ
- central bank in Malay
- bank pusat, bank rizab
- central bank in Indonesian
- bank sentral
- central bank in Persian
- بانک مرکزی bânk-e markazi
- central bank in Thai
- ธนาคารกลาง tá-naa-kaan-glaang
- central bank in Vietnamese
- ngân hàng trung ương
Synonyms of central bank
- national bank
- reserve bank
Forms of central bank
| plural | central banks |
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Origin of central bank
From central (adjective) + bank (noun).
Words formed from central bank
- central banker
- central bankism
Words that rhyme with central bank
Questions about central bank
- What does central bank mean?
- Central bank means the principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money.
- What is central bank in Hindi?
- Central bank in Hindi is केंद्रीय बैंक (kendrīya baiṅk). See Central bank meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is central bank?
- Central bank is a noun.
- How do you pronounce central bank?
- Central bank is pronounced /ˌsɛntɹ(ə)l ˈbæŋk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of central bank?
- The plural of central bank is central banks.
Words near central bank in the dictionary
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