noun
- The central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies.
- usage: "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
- synonyms: Federal Reserve System, Fed, FRS
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