central bank

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central bank

/ˌsɛntɹ(ə)l ˈbæŋk/ UK
/ˌsɛntɹəl ˈbæŋk/ US

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From central (adjective) + bank (noun).

noun 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.
Similar: national bank, reserve bank

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noun principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union

Español	banco central
한국어	중앙은행 jung'ang'eunhaeng
日本語	中央銀行 chūō ginkō
中文	中央銀行 /中央银行 zhōngyāng yínháng
हिन्दी	केंद्रीय बैंक kendrīya baiṅk
Kiswahili	benki kuu
Português	banco central
Français	banque centrale
Deutsch	Zentralbank, Notenbank
Italiano	banca centrale
Ελληνικά	κεντρική τράπεζα kentrikí trápeza
Română	bancă centrală
Русский	центра́льный банк centrálʹnyj bank
Tiếng Việt	ngân hàng trung ương
العربية	بَنْك مَرْكَزِيّ
עברית	בנק מרכזי bank merkazí

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@misc{central_bank_2026,
  title = {central bank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/central%20bank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}